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Indian Hospitals Swamped By Coronavirus As Countries Promise Aid

India’s new coronavirus infections hit a record peak for a fifth day on Monday, as countries including Britain, Germany and the United States pledged to send urgent medical aid to help battle the crisis overwhelming its hospitals.

Kia Unveils Future Of Electric Mobility With EV6

Adrenalin pumping performance is coupled with guilt-free driving, ultra-fast charging and sleek good looks in an all-new electric vehicle internationally unveiled recently by Korean carmaker Kia.

Madushanka Joins Kumara On Injured List

Chamika Karunaratne and Lakshan Sandakan to join squad

Buddhism And Gardening

I am not a gardener. However, I’ve grown up watching my mother work tirelessly to make her garden beautiful, and I am in the process of learning from her what it means to gardening.

Health Authorities Concerned About Dambulla Economic Zone

Rapid spread of Covid-19

Remembering Lester The Legend

The third death anniversary of globally renowned legendary moviemaker Dr. Lester James Peries falls on April 28. Lester who catapulted Sinhala cinema into sharp international focus through his cinematic creations, will indeed remain as the biggest brand name in the local film industry.

SJB: Partially Awoken Somnambulist? UNP, The Real Sleeping Giant

With reference to last Monday’s article, “SJB: Fast Asleep or Sleeping Giant?”, and the response it received under the right to reply, prompted me to further scrutinize the controversial idea.

Why Is The US Police Force So Paranoid When It Comes To Colour?

Just as we believe things are going to get better, they get worse, shadow of Covid hangs over everything

Transgenic mosquito resistant to multiple serotypes of dengue virus

Development of the first transgenic Animal in Sri Lanka

New malaria vaccine shows promise in trial

A potential new malaria vaccine has proved highly effective in a trial in babies in Africa, pointing to it one day possibly helping reduce the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease that kills up to half a million young children a year.

Viharadhipathi Theras appeal to pilgrims to desist from visiting Anuradhapura during weekend

The Viharadhipathi of the Ruwanveliseya Ven. Pallegama Hemarathne Thera requested pilgrims to desist from visiting the Anuradhapura Atamasthanaya during the weekend with the view of controlling the spread of Covid-19 in the Anuradhapura district.

S.L TO RECEIVE U.S $.345,000 UNDER U.S GOVT.'S CLEAN CITIES, BLUE OCEAN PROGRAMME

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz announced the first grants awarded through the U.S. government’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean programme yesterday, totaling $345,000, a statement from the embassy said.

INDIA'S HOSPITAL SYSTEMS BUCKLE UNDER COVID SURGE

Hospitals in India launched desperate appeals for oxygen on Friday as the nation’s Covid crisis spiralled. Covid-19 surges are placing a major strain on healthcare systems across the world, with no end in sight to a pandemic that has killed more than three million people.

PC ELECTIONS: GOVT. CAUGHT BETWEEN INDIA AND LEGAL SNAGS

The impression the government had instilled in the minds of the people soon after the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) captured power that the provincial council system would be scrapped has by now vanished into thin air.

Danushka Gunathilaka advised counselling session

Sri Lankan all-rounder Danushka Gunathilaka will undergo certain counselling sessions from a psychologist, it is learnt here.

THE COLOMBO PORT CITY WE NEED

Better economic governance, not giveaways should be focus of new governance zone

FLOYD CASE: POLICE REFORMS AND A BODY TO POLICE THE POLICE IN SRI LANKA

With the George Floyd case highlighting the appalling status of policing in the United States and prompting the Attorney General to announce a probe to find whether police are using excessive force in Minneapolis where Floyd was murdered 11 months ago, my memory goes back to the early 1990s.

CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE “SERVANTS OF THE BUDDHA” TODAY

The lay Buddhist society “Servants of Buddha” will be holding the centenary celebrations today (23) at Maitreya Hall (next to Mettarama Temple) on Lauries Road, Colombo 04.

The Sri Lankan Understanding FOCUSING ON INTRIGUING FACETS OF SRI LANKA

Spotlight on power sharing, historic demands, missed opportunities and contemporary challenges

SHANTO HITS TON

AS BANGLADESH REACH 302-2 AGAINST SRI LANKA

Samson International wins sixth consecutive Gold at NCE Export Awards

Samson International PLC (SIL) recently won their 6th consecutive Gold Award at the 28th annual NCE Export Awards for the Rubber and Rubber product sector.

Norway supports continued cooperation in fisheries research between NARA and IMR

The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) in Sri Lanka and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) join hands to continue their cooperation in fisheries research in Sri Lankan waters.

First Capital Money Market Fund becomes fastest to reach Rs.20bn in AUM

The First Capital Money Market Fund has been the fastest fund in its category (Open-Ended Money Market Fund) to surpass Rs. 20 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM).

WindForce with Vidullanka and HiEnergy to add 10MW solar energy to national grid

WindForce Limited, the latest company to list on the Colombo Stock Exchange, has acquired Solar Universe (Pvt) Ltd, which has won a tender to develop a 10MW solar power plant in Vavunathivu.

Sri Lanka's present and future fortunes intrinsically linked to ocean resources

The current and future prosperity of Sri Lanka is intrinsically linked to its coastal, marine and mineral assets or neglected ocean resources. Fisheries and tourism can be two main pillars of its gross domestic product (GDP) economy and source of employment.

Hemas Hospitals to promote overall health, well-being at Negombo primary care centre

Extending its portfolio of exceptional healthcare offerings, leading private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals recently introduced a state-of-the-art, spacious primary care centre to the residents of Negombo.

GATEWAY COLLEGE RELAY TEAM RANKED NINTH IN ASIA

The Gateway College Colombo Under 20 girls’ relay team ranked ninth overall for the 4x100m and 11th for the 4x400m in Asian rankings for the year 2020.

Amana Bank and Bata offer discounts for children's savings account holders

Towards enhancing its children’s savings offering with value additions, Amãna Bank has tied up with Bata Sri Lanka to offer a 15 percent discount for the bank’s children’s savings account holders to purchase the ‘B.first’ brand of shoes, coinciding with the reopening of schools, which were closed for over five months, owing to the pandemic.

Another female councillor representing SJB arrested

Alleged assault on female councillor of Maharagama UC

CAROLINE, CHULA RELEASED ON BAIL

Next hearing postponed for June 28. This announcement sparked unruly scenes minutes after the chief guest Shiranthi Rajapaksa had left the theatre