Technology 2 COVID-19 patients who recently arrived from Kuwait under critical care
Two patients who recently tested positive for COVID-19 after being repatriated from Kuwait are under observation in the Intensive Care Unit of the IDH, Health…
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Health Sri Lanka not downplaying COVID-19 situation, says Health Ministry
The Health Ministry, yesterday strongly rejected reports that it was downplaying the COVID-19 situation in the country, stating that all numbers reported of…
Crime Pepper prices record sharp drop as harvest season arrives
Sri Lanka’s pepper prices have sharply dropped from US$ 4,000 to US$ 3,000 per tonne with the beginning of the harvest season despite the ban on pepper imports…
Crime Shehan Madushanka suspended over possession of heroin
Sri Lanka Cricket today suspended cricketer Shehan Madushanka from all forms of cricket after he was remanded till June 2 by the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate …
Health Coronavirus patients stop being infectious after 11 days: Study
Coronavirus patients can’t infect others after 11 days of being ill even if their test still comes back positive, scientists find. An infected…
Technology SLT clarifies situation regarding recent cyber-attack
Sri Lanka Telecom today said that they have detected an attempt of a cyber-attack, which has affected only some of their internal IT systems. “Our vigilant…
Health Flight from Qatar cancelled after 70 COVID-19 patients found among previous arrivals
A flight with Sri Lankan passengers which was scheduled to arrive in the country tomorrow from Qatar was cancelled after more than 70 COVID-19 patients were…
Education A/L timetable on social media false: Examination Dept.
The Advanced Level (A/L) timetable which is circulating on social media sites is false, Examinations Commissioner General Sanath B Pujitha said. Issuing a…
Business Tourism business weighs on Aitken Spence March performance
The well-diversified nature helped Aitken Spence PLC to weather two back-to-back crises within one financial year but its leisure sector tilt still had a…
Sports Olympian Dharmawardena targets Asian Games medal in judo
Judoka Chamara Nuwan Dharmawardena who won a historic gold in judo at the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in Kathmandu and represented Sri Lanka at the 2016 Rio…
Technology “What planet are they on?” No respite for UK’s Johnson and aide
Mr Cummings (pictured) sparked a political firestorm by travelling 260 miles from London to Durham to see his parents during lockdown (DM) LONDON REUTERS…
Health Finland to spend 100 million euros on coronavirus protection
Finland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen holds a news conference on the family leave reform in Helsinki, Finland February 5,…
Health India now one of 10 worst-hit Covid-19 nations
Police officers march on a street of one of Asia’s largest slums, in Mumbai (rt.com). (rt.com), 25 May, 2020 - India on Monday posted its biggest single-day…
Crime Online patient-doctor platform for Corona advice developed
As an aid to combat the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country, an interactive computer application for patient-doctor communication platform was developed…
Crime Inter-provincial bus services from tomorrow: Minister
Power, Energy and Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday instructed the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and the National Transport Commission (NTC)…
Sports Outcry leads to suspension of Diyagama cricket stadium project Cricket greats urged funds to be spent on development of sport than costly infrastructure
A social media outcry triggered by the ill-timed announcement that a multi-million dollar cricket stadium was to be built in Homagama forced its suspension…
Politics Iranian tanker crosses into Venezuela’s economic zone
File photo: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (right) and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (DM) The first of five Iranian tankers…
Politics Washington pushing US and China to ‘brink of Cold War: Beijing
The US is pursuing policies that risk creating a protracted conflict with Beijing, China’s foreign minister has said. There is growing friction between the two…
Law 1047 Covid-19 cases in SL
Two more Navy personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 today, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 1047, the Health Ministry said. The…
Politics Streamline pharmaceutical supplies leaving middlemen out: President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said the production and supply of the pharmaceutical items should be streamlined for the benefit of the people disregarding…
Business Prime Group sets benchmark for real estate industry with credit rating
Prime Group has made history becoming the first institution in the Sri Lankan real estate industry to receive a prestigious issuer rating of Stable from ICRA…
Business Sri Lanka may benefit from early buyback of US$ 1bn ISB maturing in October
Sri Lanka may benefit from an early buyback of US$1 billion dollar-denominated international sovereign bond (ISB) maturing this October, although buying back…
Politics Work or get out!
The heads of some persons appointed to high posts in the government since its taking office in November have now begun rolling. They had been asked to go as…
Weather Millions batten down as ‘super cyclone’ Amphan hits Bangladesh, India
Millions of people battened down Wednesday as the strongest cyclone in decades slammed into Bangladesh and eastern India, killing at least three and leaving a…