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Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill gazetted
Sri Lankan government on Friday (Aug 12) has gazetted the Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill. The said Bill, p...
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COVID-19: 9 deaths, 162 cases reported on Friday (12)
The Government Information Department confirms that 9 COVID-19 deaths have occurred on 11th of August. The deceased include 04 bet...
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Rev. Fr. Jeewantha granted bail; Barred from overseas travel
Rev. Fr. Jeewantha Peiris who surrendered to the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court on Friday (12) was released on bail. He was charg...
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Dhanish Ali and 3 others further remanded
Dhanish Ali and three others have been futher remanded until 26 August. Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage issued the order to...
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Arjuna chairs National Sports Council with Tri-Forces Commanders
Awarding letters of appointment to the Chairperson and members of the National Sports Council was held on 10th August 2022 at the...
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USD selling rate increases to Rs.365/-
The selling price of the US dollar which was at Rs. 380 in commercial banks yesterday (12) morning has come down to Rs. 365 today...
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Litro Gas to set up an oxygen manufacturing plant in Kerawalapitiya
As the country experiences an increasing need for oxygen to treat COVID-19 affected patients, the health authorities have conveyed...
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India elects first president from tribal community
Lawmakers chose India’s first president from the country’s tribal communities on Thursday (21), which could boost the appeal of Pr...
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SL vs AUS: Brilliant performance by Chandimal shatters Australia’s clean sweep
Sri Lanka beat Australia in the 2nd Test match today (11) by an inning and 39 runs, extinguishing Australia’s hopes of seizing a 2...
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Yupun becomes first-ever South Asian to finish 100m under 10 seconds
Yupun Abeykoon has set a new record, becoming the first ever Sri Lankan and South Asian to run 100m under 10 seconds. He clocked a...
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Australia legend Shane Warne dies aged 52
Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died of a suspected heart attack aged...
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Sri Lankan wins Linnean Medal for Zoology, the ‘Nobel prize for naturalists’
Sri Lankan author, educator and taxonomist, Rohan Pethiyagoda has been awarded the coveted Linnean Medal for Zoology 2022, conside...
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Veteran actor Wilson Karunaratne passes away
Veteran Sri Lankan actor Wilson Karunaratne has passed away at the age of 79, family sources told Ada Derana. Fondly known as ‘Wil...
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‘The Newspaper’ is best 2020 Asian film at Bengaluru Film Fest
The Sri Lankan film ‘The Newspaper’ has won the award for the best Asian film for 2020 at the 13th Bengaluru International Film Fe...
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