News from 2021

Saudi authorities said Monday that only people immunised against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round Umrah pilgrima…

The Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA) hosted their second Key Person’s Forum for the industry recently, with the o…

World’s leading ICT solutions provider Huawei and Sri Lanka’s Softlogic Information Technologies Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Soft…

Naufer Mawlawi, who is currently in remand custody, has been identified as the ringleader of Easter Sunday terror attacks, says Mi…

Minister of Sports Namal Rajapaksa has appointed a management committee to handle the administrative affairs of Sri Lanka Cricket.…

The vaccination of Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka with the Sinopharm vaccine commenced on Monday (05) at the Colombo Port City, Ha…

Permission will not be granted to organize New Year festivals in the Colombo City, said Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara, the Chief Medical O…

Sri Lankans who are returning to the island from overseas do not need to obtain the approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…

Sri Lanka recently received its first shipment of 264,000 vaccines of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as part of the interim alloca…

State Minister of Money & Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, says that Sri Lanka had spent Rs.…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the importation of Palm Oil into Sri Lanka to be halted with immediate effect. Secretary …

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer,…

The Bangladesh government on Saturday decided to impose a week-long nationwide lockdown from Monday as COVID-19 cases and deaths s…

A user in a low level hacking forum on Saturday published the phone numbers and personal data of hundreds of millions of Facebook …

An international racket to smuggle in 17 kilos of gold biscuits worth over Rs.220 million, was busted by the Customs at the Bandar…

The ongoing environmental destruction has posed greater threats to all communities living in the country. This includes everybody …

The national "Aluth Sahal Mangalya" (new rice festival) was held at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi under the patronage of President Gotab…

The 25th anniversary of the Sri Lanka team winning the 1996 cricket world cup was celebrated at an impressive ceremony held at Tem…

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ri Lanka’s premier manufacturer and exporter of natural latex based Progressive Resistance Bands and Exercise-Sports Products, …

Royal College, Colombo and Richmond, Galle took unassailable leads in their respective groups when they emerged victorious in the …

Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday asked the government not to appoint any more committees to delay action …

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Ceylinco Life representatives led by Director Devaan Cooray (centre) at the 2021 SLIM Peoples Awards ceremony. Sri Lankans have vo…

The main Opposition party, the breakaway UNP faction, Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) yesterday (30) said that all availabl…