News from 2020

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is optimistic that the economy adversely affected by the COVID – 19 pandemic could be re-built on a…

Former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed his party not to engage in politics at the time when the …

Though we may lead a life divided based on religious and ethnic lines, the current COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that we are all …

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The Central Bank (CB) has categorised several new assets held by the banking sector as liquid assets, in considering the potential…

UB Finance Limited (UBF) has yet again failed to meet the extended timeline given by the Central Bank, which lapsed on March 31, 2…

Twenty one more Covid-19 infected patients were reported this evening increasing the total cases to 795, the Health Ministry said.…

Nearly 30,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka as of May 5 with 1,396 tests conducted yester…

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SriLankan Airlines has planned to launch 27 dedicated cargo flights from Colombo to major cities in Europe, the Middle East, the I…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the preventive measures imposed by the health authorities, Vesak celebrations have been limited t…

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Fitch Ratings yesterday cut the ratings of three Sri Lankan banks to reflect the sovereign rating, which was downgraded a few week…

(Hong Kong) AFP: Most equities rose again yesterday as investors grew increasingly, but cautiously, hopeful that the worst of the …

 President Donald Trump ignored signs requiring a mask be worn when he toured a mask factory in Arizona and only wore safety …

Through a friend who works in private security, Goudreau was reportedly introduced to Keith Schiller (left), President Trump’s l…

Scientists have detected an antibody that blocks the coronavirus from entering cells, providing a much-needed shield for severely …

The total number of Covid-19 infected cases increased to 771, the Ministry of Health said. Meanwhile, a total of 549 patients are …

About 1200 persons in the 'B' block of "Meth Sanda Sevana" multi-storey housing scheme, Modara, were asked to self quarantine foll…

A 52-year-old Covid-19 infected woman died at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) today, reporting the 9th COVID-19 death in Sri…

The Election Commission has initiated discussion with the health authorities to formulate a manual of guidelines to conduct the pa…

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With Hambantota International Port (HIP) resuming operations with Litro Gas, the port completes its full complement of energy serv…

National carrier, SriLankan Airlines, is making a decisive move to rescue the country’s much troubled export industries by launc…

Although nominations for the general poll have already been filed, preference numbers are yet to be assigned to the candidates. Ho…