News from 2020

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday dismissed fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections sweeping the country, attributi…

Edirisinghe Trust Investment (ETI) Finance Ltd had paid bribes amounting to Rs. 113.8 million to high ranking officials at regula…

A prominent government politico from Wayamba has begun distributing blue, red and yellow cards among his close supporters, they sa…

Stokes (L) is congratulated by England's Dom Sibley (R) after reaching 50 on the first day of the second Test cricket match betw…

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By Shabiya Ali Ahlam  Sri Lanka’s apparel sector, which has been undergoing an extremely tough time due to the economic ma…

England have dropped batsman Joe Denly and rested pacemen James Anderson and Mark Wood for the second Test against the West Indi…

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It is not necessary to impose a lock-down in the country in a situation where the COVID-19 is not widespread, Director General of…

The Canned Fish Manufacturers Association of Sri Lanka (CFMASL), thanked the government for assisting local producers and industri…

Rizly Illyas is set to become the new Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) President after the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) co…

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today assured that the people would be protected from the COVID-19 pandemic by mitigating the risk of…

Rumours being spread that Covid-19 infected persons of the Kandakadu cluster have been reported from various parts of the island a…

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A Chief Inspector in charge of Ampara Police garage has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), stated the Police Medi…

Jermaine Blackwood's soft dismissal in the first innings hadn't pleased Michael Holding one bit. "A leopard never changes its spot…

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit narrowed by US $ 416 million in May 2020 to US $ 407 million, as imports slumped to less than US $ 1 b…

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While claiming that 428 Covid 19 Positive cases had been reported from Kandakadu and Senapura Rehabilitation Centres, Director Gen…

Shane Dowrich steered the West Indies into a first-innings lead of over a hundred runs against England on the third day of the f…

Vehicle registrations in June picked up to pre-pandemic levels as pent-up demand kicked in with the gradual easing of lockdowns fr…

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Five arrivals from Belarus have tested positive for COVID-19 raising the total number of cases reported in the country. Thereby th…