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NEW YEAR AND DEEPENING CRISIS

With Govt revenues overestimated the Treasury may cut expenditure in the months ahead

Ease laws on Ganja for medicinal purposes

Local indigenous medical body urges Govt. to,

11 REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO CHALLENGE BIDEN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WIN US

A group of 11 Republican senators and senators-elect on Saturday said that they intend to appeal the upcoming certification of the results of the presidential election.

NOBODY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE UP ARMS

18 red notices issued through Interpol to nab notorious characters evading justice.

RANDOM RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS TO BE CONDUCTED IN VULNERABLE AREAS IN THE COUNTRY

Health authorities and security forces need public support to control the pandemicTests conducted yesterday on those leaving Western Province and several other areas

Covid vaccine should be given at least to 70 per cent of people: Dr. Jasinghe

Sri Lanka should follow scientific methods than going after mythical beliefs

Human skeletal remains recovered from abandoned land

Police yesterday recovered the human skeletal remains from an abandoned land at Navalkadu in the Mulliyawalai police area. Police exhumed the skeletal remains on a court order in the presence of Judicial Medical Officers.

Buddhism is a great blessing which Sri Lanka has received: Cardinal

Leaders should not make any decision which will harm Buddhism

CB Issues Rs.20 Uncirculated Commemorative Coin To Mark 70th Anniversary

Central Bank Governor Prof. W.D. Lakshman officially presented the commemorative coin to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat

Australia Changes Its National Anthem To Recognize Indigenous History

People wave the Australian flag to celebrate Australia Day in Sydney (AFP)

Sri Lanka To Decide On Suitable Covid-19 Vaccine Soon

• Lalith Weeratunga report prioritizes four vaccines to be airlifted • Russian mission in Colombo suggests producing Sputnik V in Sri Lanka

China Gives Its First Covid-19 Vaccine Approval To Sinopharm

China approved its first COVID-19 vaccine for general public use on Thursday, a shot developed by an affiliate of state-backed pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, as it braces for greater transmission risks over the winter.

Tesla Coming To India In ‘Early 2021', Says Top Indian Minister

Indian Express: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari this week told the Indian Express Idea Exchange programme that the US clean energy and electric vehicle company Tesla will “start operations” in India in early 2021.

UK ROLLS OUT ASTRA/OXFORD COVID VACCINE AFTER WORLD-FIRST APPROVAL

Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, hoping that rapid action would help it stem a surge of infections driven by a highly contagious variant of the virus.

NEW ZEALAND END PAKISTAN DEFIANCE FOR THRILLING TEST WIN

New Zealand beat Pakistan by 101 runs yesterday, after a thrilling finish to the first Test in Mount Maunganui, where the visitors were just 27 balls from pulling off a battling draw.

LET'S MAKE A CHANGE IN 2021

The pandemic, which devastated most countries across the globe, left in its wake a trail of death, travel restrictions, lock-downs and curfews, job losses and economic ruin.

IPL gave Gill, Siraj the confidence to shine - Shastri

Playing alongside top international players in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has developed a fearlessness in opener, Shubman Gill and quick Mohammed Siraj, said India Coach Ravi Shastri after the duo excelled in the second Test against Australia.

ADAPT TO NEW COVID-19 WORLD, THE ‘NEW NORMAL'

It's time we re-open our borders

MULDER, SIPAMLA STAR

AS SOUTH AFRICA COMPLETE INNINGS VICTORY OVER SRI LANKA

WILL FREE EXPRESSION BECOME A CASUALTY OF 2020 DYSTOPIA?

No one could have imagined the dystopian extremes 2020 took us to. A 112-day lockdown in Victoria, Australia pales compared to what others have experienced in other parts of the world.

Wicket is a wicket, left or right-hand batsmen - Murali

The world’s highest wicket-taker, Muttiah Muralitharan is not losing sleep over his record of dismissing the most number of left-handed batsmen in Test cricket.

EU criticises China for jailing citizenjournalist who reported on COVID

BRUSSELS (REUTERS), 29 DEC, 2020 - The European Union on Tuesday criticised the jailing of a citizen-journalist in China who reported on the early outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic from Wuhan.

Vinuda Stamps His Class In Hambantota

Vinuda Weerasinghe was in sparkling form winning the main event at the third annual Boxing Day Charity Golf 2020 Golf Tournament held at the Shangri-La Golf Course in Hambantota.

Sri Lanka's High Risk Gamble With Tourism Amid UK's New Covid Strain

Amid the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, the shutting down of cities and unleashing death and economic ruin are having far-reaching consequences than the loss of jobs and income.

Planning The Future Of Unemployed Youth

Sri Lanka, compared to other countries in the South Asian region, has a very high literacy rate as education is free and mandatory among all children. Even in some villages, where poverty persists, local state officials ensure that children receive an education and attend school.

DU Plessis Puts SA In Control As SL Battle Injuries

Francois du Plessis made a career-best 199 as South Africa prospered in the first Test against injury-hit Sri Lanka with a massive first-innings score of 621 and a lead of 160 on day three at the SuperSport Park in Centurion yesterday.

Unduwap Poya Impacts Of Planting The Siri Maha Bodhiya

Buddhist temples as a result sprang in these locations with monks moving into them and the Bodhiya cherished as a priceless treasure, became a symbol of the presence of the Buddha

Elgar Falls Short Of Ton As South Africa Fight Back Against Sri Lanka

Opener Dean Elgar fell five runs short of a century as South Africa climbed to 317 for four at the close of play on day two of the first Test against injury-hit Sri Lanka at Centurion Park on Sunday.

Covid To Continue Till End 2021

Why developing countries should ignore WHO and formulate own COVID-19 prevention measures. Unless these countries develop their own preventive and control measures, they will have to live through 2021 with miserably failed WHO guidelines

Education As Apparatus For Change: Dangerous Discourse On Graduate Unemployment, Employability

The framing of employability as both the problem and solution is the Problem.