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DILSHI SHATTERS SRI LANKA 800M WOMEN'S RECORD

South Asian Games triple gold medallist Dilshi Kumarasinghe representing Army set a new Sri Lanka record in the 800 metres women’s race at the Selection Trials for the Tokyo Olympic Games and World Junior Athletic Championship held at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.

PRINCE PHILIP, QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S HUSBAND DIES AGED 99

Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip, who recently spent more than a month in hospital and underwent a heart procedure, died on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced. He was 99.

“I value my self-respect more than this crown” -Pushpika de Silva

• Madam Rosy Senanayake was actually moved by the injustice caused to me and came to my defence.• I felt that many Sri Lankans and the entire world were behind me.• This incident affects the dignity of our country more than the beauty pageant.• I do not know why these two behaved in this manner and who manipulated them.• There are lot of individuals who helped me during the incident.

Airtel Partners TRCSL In ‘Gamata Sanniwedanaya'

Working in partnership with the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Airtel Lanka added its support to ‘Gamata Sanniwedanaya’ to eliminate coverage ‘dark spots’ islandwide.

HNB Clinches 3 Awards At Best Corporate Citizens Awards 2020

Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC continued its trailblazing legacy at Best Corporate Citizens Sustainability Awards (BCCSA) 2020, in recognition of its pioneering sustainability initiatives over the past year.

Proscription Of Muslim Groups: Points To Ponder

The government has obtained the Attorney General’s approval for the proscription of 11 Islamic organisations, some of which carry the Thowheed label associated with Wahhabism, an ideology that is accused of promoting extremism.

SLIM Launches SME Development Awards

The SLIM SME Development Awards is a celebration organised under the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing’s (SLIM) ‘Restart Sri Lanka’ initiation, to reward the outstanding efforts of small business enterprises (SMEs) in the marketing, branding and sales of their enterprises.

Women From Six Districts Continue Satyagraha Against ‘Micro-Finance' Crisis

Dozens of women from low-income families from six districts continued a Satyagraha at Hingurakgoda in Polonnaruwa for the 32nd day yesterday, demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to fulfil his election pledge to scrap the micro-finance loans.

TAKE LEGAL ACTION IF SLC EX-CO IS GUILTY - COPE INSTRUCTS SPORTS MINISTRY

The Secretary to the Ministry of Sports Anuradha Wijekoon has been instructed by the Parliament’s Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) to initiate legal action against members of the previous Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Executive Committee if they are found guilty of irregularities.

Softlogic IT earns top honours at Dell Partner Business Conference FY21

Forging its way to remarkable achievements, Softlogic Information Technologies(Pvt.) Ltd (Softlogic IT), the leading technology solutions provider, won two awards at the recently concluded Dell Partner Business Conference - Asia Emerging Markets Virtual Awards Ceremony for FY 2021.

Medihelp bags two at ‘Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year Awards'

Medihelp Hospitals, a forerunner in healthcare sector, proved its unsurpassable excellence once again by winning two of much coveted awards at the 24th Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year Awards ceremony organized by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries in Sri Lanka.

Hemas Hospitals commended for becoming first hospital to obtain COVID-19 Safety Certification

The National Standards Authority, Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI) commended leading private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals, as the first hospital in the country to obtain the COVID-19 Safety Certification.

EH Cream Soda clinches Beverage Brand of the Year at SLIM-Nielsen People's Award 2021

Sri Lanka’s most popular and well-loved beverage Elephant House Cream Soda has once again clinched the highly coveted Beverage Brand of the Year award, at the recently concluded SLIM-Nielsen People’s Awards 2021, which was held at the BMICH.

Apple Chief Tim Cook Talks Of Autonomous Cars

(San Francisco) AFP: Apple chief Tim Cook portrayed self-driving cars as an ideal match for the technology giant during an interview released on Monday by the New York Times.

Ceylinco General Insurance named as People's General Insurance Brand for 15th year

As the leader in the general insurance industry, Ceylinco General Insurance expresses its heartfelt thanks to the people for being crowned the People’s General Insurance Brand of The Year, at the 2021 SLIM Nielson People’s Awards, for an unprecedented 15th consecutive year.

Jetwing Travels Chooses OKLO SmartTravel ERP Solution

Jetwing Travels, one of the largest destination management companies (DMC) in the country, has chosen OKLO – Sri Lanka’s pioneering enterprise solutions provider – to run its entire front office and back office operations.

Softlogic Teams Up With Huawei To Introduce Latest Enterprise Solutions To Sri Lanka

World’s leading ICT solutions provider Huawei and Sri Lanka’s Softlogic Information Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd, a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC and one of the country’s leading software and hardware solutions providers, yesterday announced their partnership in enterprise solutions, cloud and AI to bring innovative ICT solutions to the Sri Lankan market.

Udeshi Group Completes Handover Of Country's Single Largest Hydraulic Excavator Order

Utrax, the construction equipment division of the Udeshi group, has successfully completed the handover of the country’s single largest order of hydraulic excavators to date, in turn contributing significantly to Sri Lanka’s fast -expanding infrastructure development efforts.

Johnson launches mass testing programme as economy reopens

Boris Johnson said on Monday everyone in England will be able to take a COVID-19 test twice a week in a new drive to track the pandemic as society reopens and the vaccine rollout continues at its rapid rate

INDIA LOGS MORE THAN 100,000 VIRUS CASES IN BIGGEST SPIKE SO FAR

India on Monday reported its biggest-ever daily surge in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with the country crossing 100,000 infections for the first time.

Japan fears COVID-19 variants behind possible fourth wave

Japanese health authorities are concerned that variants of the coronavirus are driving a nascent fourth wave in the pandemic with just 109 days remaining until the Tokyo Olympics.

Florenzi out of PSG's Bayern showdown after positive Covid-19 test

Defender Alessandro Florenzi has become the latest Paris Saint-Germain player to test positive for Covid-19 and will miss the Champions League game at Bayern Munich, his club tweeted on Monday.

FAKHAR'S 193 IN VAIN

AS SOUTH AFRICA BEAT PAKISTAN BY 17 RUNS

Fairfirst Insurance Launches On-Ground, Digital-Enabled Awareness Campaign Across Island

Enhancing the well-being of the public for the greater good has always been a lead initiative of Fairfirst. As a company that strongly believes in the value of social responsibility, Fairfirst launched an islandwide on-ground campaign that was executed through a contactless platform for the first time in Sri Lanka.

Fakhar's 193 In Vain As South Africa Beat Pakistan By 17 Runs

Opener Fakhar Zaman’s scintillating 193 was not enough for Pakistan who lost the second one-day international to South Africa by 17 runs at The Wanderers yesterday as the hosts levelled the three-game series.

SLASSCOM Celebrates Ingenuity Awards 2021 Islandwide Winners

The Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) concluded its National Ingenuity Awards 2021 – formerly SLASSCOM Innovation Awards, at a gala event held at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo, recently.

Softlogic Opens Glomark Supermarket At CR&FC

As a revolutionary modern trade retailer in the market, Softlogic Glomark expands its presence even further in the Sri Lankan modern trade sphere with another one of a kind global supermarket experience in the heart of Colombo at CR&FC.

Tokyo Cement And Foundation Of Goodness Inaugurate Dambulla A.Y.S. Gnanam VHE Centre

Marking another far-reaching milestone in the company’s ongoing quest to enrich our country and its people, Tokyo Cement Group recently joined hands with the Foundation of Goodness to establish the A.Y.S. Gnanam Village Heartbeat Empowerment (VHE) Centre in Dambulla.

Wild elephant subjected to gunshot injuries in critical condition

The wild elephant frequenting the reservation of Pinagama tank had received injuries several days ago when a trap gun fired. The jumbo around 35 years of age, was in a critical condition and that he would continue treatments daily

Welikanda PS Chairman removed from office with immediate effect

Chairman of the Welikanda Pradeshiya Sabha P.G.Priyantha Kavindu Abesuriya was removed from office with immediate effect by North Central Province Governor Maheepala Herath.