23-year-old Ushan Thiwanka sets new Sri Lanka and South Asia high jump record
Ushan Thiwanka Perera, a Sri Lankan athlete born in the United States, set the South Asian and Sri Lankan high jump records at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & ...
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Gazette Notification issued banning blending of edible coconut oil with other oils
The Consumer Affairs Authority has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification prohibiting the blending of edible coconut oil with any other oil. Through the gazette notification Consumer Affairs Authority directed all ...
Additional compensation paid to the depositors of Swarnamahal Financial Services from Monday
The Central Bank of Sri informed the eligible depositors and relevant legal beneficiaries of eligible deposits of Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (SFSP) that the payment of additional compensation under the ...
Showers expect in the island during the evening or night
Showers or thundershowers will occur over the most parts of the island during the evening or night. Heavy rainfalls above 100 mm can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, ...
21 GN divisions in Ratnapura and Nuwara Eliya Districts under isolation
Isolation Notice Sri Lanka: On Sunday (May 09), General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army and Head of the National Operations Center for Covid 19 Prevention, declared that 20 Grama ...
People of Kirulapone gets Sinopharm vaccine today – NOCPCO
People in the Kirulapone area will be vaccinated against Covid-19 today with the Sinopharm vaccine, which was donated by the Chinese government, according to Army Commander General Shavendra Silva, the ...
Isolation Notice Sri Lanka: Another 13 GN Divisions in three districts isolated
Following Grama Niladhari Divisions in Gampaha, Kalutara, and Jaffna districts have been declared as isolated areas with immediate impact, according to General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army and Head ...
Sri Lanka congratulates Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Green and Middle East Green Initiatives
Sri Lanka congratulates the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Green and Middle East Green Initiatives, which call for regional cooperation to tackle the environmental challenges facing Saudi Arabia and the ...
ComBank wins ‘European Quality Award’ from Europe Business Assembly, UK
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank) has been presented the ‘European Quality Award’ by the Europe Business Assembly of Oxford, UK, which is an international corporation that encourages economic and ...
Bank of Ceylon celebrates 40 years of operation in the Maldives
As we celebrate 40 years of operation in the Maldives, Bank of Ceylon, as the pioneer in establishing the first international branch from among local banks, thanks our customers for ...
The UK and Sri Lanka lead on ‘Nitrogen for Climate and Green Recovery’ 27 – 29 April 2021, Colombo
The British High Commission in Colombo and the Government of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka this week held a virtual event “Nitrogen for Climate and Green Recovery”, held on ...
Ambassador of Sri Lanka presents credentials to the Netherlands based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Dr. Fernando Arias, received the credentials of Ambassador Aruni Ranaraja as Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the ...
11 More COVID-19 Deaths Reported-NOCPCO
Sri Lanka's COVID-19 Update: As of this morning (7), a total of 1895 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 44 Sri Lankan expatriates and ...
Decisions Made to Curb Covid-19 today – 07th May 2021
Welisara Economic Centre closed after COVID exposure COVID-19 positive cases have been discovered at the Dedicated Economic Centre in Welisara, according to an Ada Derana correspondent. As a result, the ...
Ayurveda hospitals to be used as COVID-19 Treatment Centres – Min. Sisira Jayakody
The Health Ministry has decided to use the Ayurvedic hospitals system with 5,000 beds to facilitate COVID-19 patients. Ayurvedic or Western treatments are available at the patient's discretion at these ...
PM commence construction of first phase of the Ruwanpura Expressway
The first phase of the Ruwanpura Expressway, which connects Kahathuduwa and Ingiriya, began construction this morning. The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, presided over the inauguration ceremony. The ...
All Schools and educational institutions closed until further notice – Prof. G.L. Peiris
Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris announced today that all schools, pre-schools, universities, and tuition classes will be closed until further notice (May 07). After considering the current COVID-19 pandemic ...
Due to the possibility of COVID-19, Sri Lanka’s higher courts have decided to hear only urgent cases
According to the Secretary of the Sri Lankan Bar Association, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has decided to hear only urgent cases from today (6) to the 14th of ...
IRD achieves 98% of the tax revenue target in first 3 months of 2021
The Inland Revenue Department informed the parliamentary Committee on Public Finance that it has achieved 98 percent of the target set for the tax revenue in the first three months ...
SEC to Showcase Sri Lanka as an attractive destination for foreign portfolio investment
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has performed exceptionally well in the past 12 months with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) appreciating more than 55% and the S&P SL 20 ...
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