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PM Furious Over Mahindananda, Karuna Statements

Calls on Mahindananda to rectify his statement. Karuna is contesting the upcoming election from the Ampara district. Calls on his candidates to be more responsible. Says timing of such statements may hamper SLPP campaigns

Djokovic Positive For Coronavirus, Questions Over Return Of Tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic’s hopes of hosting a successful exhibition tournament during a pandemic spectacularly backfired yesterday when he became the fourth player to test positive for coronavirus, raising serious questions about the sport’s planned return in August.

Some Media Institutions Have Distorted My Polonnaruwa Speech

Says these institutions with vested interests have edited his 45-min. speech into a 1-min. clip

Fearing Second Covid-19 Wave, Europe Aims To Train ‘Army' Of Medics

Reuters, 22N D JUNE, 2020- Europeans are enjoying the gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, but in hospitals they are already preparing for the next wave of infections.

Anura To Testify Before PCol Today

JVP was engaged in a continuous struggle against bribery and corruption

Don't ‘Poke The Bear'

Warner says Aussies shouldn’t sledge Kohli

No Consensus Among EC Members: GL

Chairman of the Commission was of another opinion while the other two commissioners held a different stance

Title-Chasing Liverpool Held At Everton In Goalless Derby

Liverpool may have to wait a little longer for their Premier League title celebrations after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Everton in the behind closed doors Merseyside derby on Sunday.

Thousands Of Telephone Calls Originated From Prisons

Cautions prisons officials to refrain from getting involved in corruption. Never let yourself repent on the deathbed over feeding and educating your children with money given by organised criminals

Latin America Passes 2 Million Virus Cases

Coronavirus infections in Latin America surged past two million on Saturday, with worst-hit Brazil home to nearly half of the cases as the virus accelerates its spread in the region.

Brazil Becomes Second Country To Hit One Million Coronavirus Cases

US, (DAILY MAIL), 20 JUNE 2020 - Brazil has become the second country in the world to hit one million coronavirus cases after infections soared by 54,000 in one day.

Karuna Slams Sajith Saying Former UNP Strengthened The LTTE

Former Minister and LTTE Eastern Commander Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman has slammed SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa, JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the former UNP led by Ranasinghe Premadasa, saying they caused more destruction to the country during the LTTE period by strengthening the Tigers and the JVP insurgency.

Morocco Opens Field Hospital After Spike In Virus Cases

Moulay bousselham AFP JUNE 21, 2020- A new field hospital in eastern Morocco will from Sunday receive around 700 COVID-19 patients following a sharp spike in infections in the kingdom, the government said.

Major Gen. Sallay Complains To UN, EU Against Sooka And ITJP

State Intelligence Services of Sri Lanka (SIS) Director Major General Suresh Sallay complained to the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) yesterday against the Executive Director of the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) Ms. Yasmin Sooka for alleged defamation.

New Coal Power Plant, A National Crime: Champika

The new 300MW coal power plant in Norochcholai is a national crime because of the many issues involved in it, one time Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka alleged yesterday.

Chinese President Applauds Sri Lanka's Victory Over Covid-19

Also sends birthday wishes to President Rajapaksa

US Lawmakers To Block Trump's Planned Troop Withdrawal

WASHINGTON REUTERS JUNE 18 - U.S. congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to remove 9,500 troops from close ally Germany by prohibiting funding for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe without congressional approval.

SLC To Support Ganguly For ICC Top Post

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will support BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, if he desires to be the International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman, a top SLC official told the Daily Mirror yesterday.

Proposal Was For A Small Plot Of Land Near Golf Course: Sanga

He had submitted a project proposal for a sports tourism-related hospitality project in response to a newspaper article. I did not ask for the Nuwara Eliya Golf Course to be given to me for 20 years

Central Bank Bond Scam... Court Orders To Execute Previous Arrest Warrant On Arjuna Mahendran, Ajahn Punchihewa

Ravi Karunanayake, Arjun Aloysius, Kasun Palisena and Geoffrey Joseph Aloysius were present in Court

Ravi K. Vindicates President's Criticism On CB Officials

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is correct in blaming the Central Bank officials, UNP Assistant Leader Ravi Karunanayake said yesterday.

EU Decides Against Sending Observer Mission; Only Three Experts Likely Owing To Covid-19

Instead, EU proposed deploying an Election Expert Mission (EEM). Asian monitors have confirmed they will deploy a team EEM will assess the election is held in line with international, regional and national obligations.

Jeewan Thondaman Appointed As CWC General Secretary

Jeewan Thondaman is contesting for the Nuwara Eliya District from SLPP this year

Sarfaraz ‘Rediscovered' Himself After Losing Captaincy

Sarfaraz Ahmed said he has ‘rediscovered’ himself after being sacked as Pakistan Captain and is ready to take any opportunity he gets in England.

Premier League Return - The Issues To Resolve

Premier League football returns on Wednesday after a three-month coronavirus enforced absence.

Covid-19 Patients Once Recovered If Re-Tested Positive Can't Infect Others: Dr. Palihawadana

Such patients carry only dead particles Have to undergo a thorough medical examination before integrating themselves into society As of last evening 1,371 had recovered

Fears Of A Second US Lockdown Grow

Record numbers of new cases and hospitalisations spread across parts of US

I'm Trying To Keep Election Costs Below Rs.10 BN: EC Chief

The commission is trying to minimise costs as far as possible. The mock elections and the health equipment has added to the cost. It’s priority is to safeguard the health of all stakeholders

Life-Saving Coronavirus Drug ‘Major Breakthrough'

LONDON (AFP), 16 JUNE, 2020 - The steroid dexamethasone has been found to reduce the risk deaths in serious coronavirus cases by a third, according to trial results hailed on Tuesday as a “major breakthrough”.

Brazilian Retirement Home Offers ‘Hugging Curtain' For Safe Contact

SAO PAULO AFP JUNE 14, 2020- A retirement home in Brazil has come up with a creative solution to allow friends and families to enjoy personal contact with aging residents particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus: a “hugging curtain.” The large plastic curtain, installed in a retirement home in the city of Sao Paulo, allows residents on one side and visitors on the other to engage in the sort of comforting hugs that COVID-19 has made impossible for months.