News from 2020

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The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) rebounded yesterday after two days of losses, with the benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) inc…

REUTERS: Sri Lankan stocks closed sharply lower yesterday, weighed by consumer discretionary and industrial stocks, as investors r…

Although Sri Lanka’s tea industry has been able to brew a strong cuppa amid the global pandemic, the sector representatives caut…

The standard of football in Sri Lanka is on the decline not because players lack skill but because the selection committee members…

A man walks inside a conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian side of the I…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seen in January. Multiple intelligence reports have called into question his administration’s trans…

MOSCOW AFP May13, 2020 -  Russia reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, continuing a grim trend that has …

Five more Covid-19 infected patients were reported increasing the total cases to 889 in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry said.…

Popular international video blogger and social media influencer Nuseir Yassin, whom host Nas Daily has posted a video, praising Sr…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today reviewed the current status of the proposed “unique digital identity card”, which will be i…

A total of 320 Sri Lankans including an expectant mother who were stranded in Chennai had arrived at the Katunayake International …

The European Commission has de-listed Sri Lanka from its list of High Risk Third Countries with Anti-Money Laundering and Counteri…

The Examination Department said the external candidates who wish to apply for the Advanced Level (A/L) Examination can make the ex…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to focus on rapid development of several main cities in the country incl…

Sri Lanka’s banks have seen a massive upsurge in their digital transaction volumes as the COVID-19 pandemic has upended how bank…

The Education Ministry has introduced an online system for students those who wish to pursue Advanced Level (A/L) at a seperate sc…

Twenty-two COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today increasing the total number of recover…

Seven Fundamental Right petitions filed challenging the dissolution of Parliament and fixing the General Election date for June 20…

An Iranian navy "friendly fire" incident in which a ship was sunk has killed dozens of sailors, unofficial reports say. Local jour…

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MAS hands over 4650 units of non-woven disposable coverall PPE to Health Ministry Additional Secretary Dr. Sunil de Alwis (from le…

Sri Lanka recorded a 44.1 percent YoY decline in tourist arrivals during the first four months of the year, with no tourist arriva…

The Iranian Jamaran frigate (front, centre) is pictured during a training exercise alongside Chinese and Russian forces (DM) An Ir…

File photo: The last major earthquake to strike Italy hit in Umbria region in 2016 with a magnitude of 6.2, killing 299 people and…