Govt. declares 3-day holiday till Thursday
Excluding health, food supply, transport, bank, essential service sectors The government announced a three-day holiday period upto Thursday, March 19 ...
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Fumigating buses
Health officers fumigating buses at the Central Bus stand Pettah yesterday as per the decision taken by the government to prevent the spread of COVID ...
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Taking precautionary measures
Several State and privates institutes and centres in the Colombo City seen taking precautionary measures to avoid the spread of Covid-19. The picture ...
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Kitchen & Bedroom celebrates 2 years of successful craftsmanship
Ajith Nivard Cabraal, former Governor of Central Bank and current Senior Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister participating as chief guest to mark t...
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A day that united the nation 24 years ago
A ball guided to the third man boundary, a captain’s arms raised, a World Cup trophy lifted high. On March 17, 24 years ago, Arjuna Ranat...
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Number of COVID -19 infected persons increase to 18
Another seven Sri Lankan returnees from Italy had been identified positive for COVID-19 while bringing the total number of infected confirmed cases in...
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Navy rehearses to fight COVID-19
In preparation to prevent coronavirus (COVID-19) entering the country from ships at ports, Sri Lanka Navy conducted a drill at the Colombo port ...
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Let’s unite to overcome COVID-19
Everyone should come together as a nation to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said over the weekend.&nbs...
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President proposes collective SAARC response to fight COVID–19
Our biggest challenge is to minimise the virus entering SL President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday proposed to leaders of South Asian Association for R...
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Economist urges need for credible fiscal roadmap
Sri Lanka would need to demonstrate the return to a credible fiscal path, a transition the country would have to make before the next debt repayment t...
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Family break-up has led to quitting political base
A young Green politico who has made Uva his political base is said to be planning to say adieu to his familiar electorate. He had initially planned to...
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The three turncoats may not get nomination
Three politicos who once held high office in yahapalanaya currently getting ‘poor relative’ treatment from Pohottuwa may not get nominations from ...
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Experienced Royal face uphill task
S. Thomas’ was on top against traditional rivals Royal when play ended on day in the 141st Battle of the Blues big match played at the SSC ground. T...
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England end Sri Lanka cricket tour over virus
England's cricket team abruptly pulled out of a tour of Sri Lanka on Friday over the “unprecedented” crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A ...
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He was forced to skip the reception!
The main purpose of his visit was to express his gratitude to the people who remained loyal to him even after Maitri’s defection in an unexpected po...
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IPL could go ’TV-only’ over virus: official
The Indian Premier League could be played behind closed doors because of the new coronavirus, an official told AFP on Thursday, as calls grew to cance...
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All steps taken, don’t panic: President, PM
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said all necessary steps had been taken to contain the spread of coronavir...
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Prohibited wireless phones to be removed from use in SL
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) had decided to remove a wide range of wireless mobile phones which cannot be used under ...
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Fuel price reduction within next few days: Minister
The government would pass the benefit of fuel price reduction in the global market to the consumer in the next few days after deciding the way it shou...
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US World War II submarine discovered
Researchers have found the resting place of a World War II submarine wreck 11,000 feet below the surface. Named the Stickleback, the vessel sank on Ma...
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Gyms ’high-risk’ locations for spreading COVID-19, experts
Gyms have been identified as "high risk" locations for catching coronavirus due to sweat and dampness heightening the spread of germs, Sky News r...
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COVID-19 awareness for state employees
An awareness programme on COVID-19 is underway for the staff members of Ministries, Departments and Corporations and the first in the series was ...
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COVID-19 has no relevance to postponing polls: Sajith
The Coronavirus has no relevance to the general election as preventing the further spread of the disease is the most important matter rather than talk...
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