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Sri Lanka

Get vaccinated; don’t let the virus catch you napping Sri Lanka Daily Mirror22:13
SL heading for worst medical tsunami in coming weeks from Delta wave Sri Lanka Daily Mirror03:00
Airport and Aviation Services ramps up digital transformation with IFS Lanka Business Online14:38
Daisy veerasingham, 1st generation Briton of Sri Lankan descent, appointed AP's CEO News18.com11:03
Teachers struggle continues... Sri Lanka Daily Mirror12:32
SC allows lawyers to access remanded Poet Ahnaf Jazeem Sri Lanka Daily Mirror11:51
In protest of Kotelawala Act... Sri Lanka Daily Mirror18:08

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Govt. readies to import Oxygen supplies to brace for worsening situation Sri Lanka Daily Mirror02:49

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Sri Lankan state employees ordered back to work amid rising COVID-19 infections World Socialist Web Site02:39

In the last 4 hours

C.V. Wigneswaran addresses Sri Lanka’s economic crisis Tamil Guardian23:52 4-Aug-21

In the last 6 hours

Staggering market turnover - Softlogic Stockbrokers Lakehouse Daily News22:47 4-Aug-21

CASL’s Annual Report Awards competition to recommence Lakehouse Daily News22:47 4-Aug-21

“US Ambassador’s statement on Port City is misleading!” Lakehouse Daily News22:47 4-Aug-21

CATC rebranded as Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation Academy Lakehouse Daily News22:47 4-Aug-21

Banks provisioning for expected losses adequate – CA President Lakehouse Daily News22:47 4-Aug-21

Eric Rajapakse Opticians expands to Kiribathgoda Lakehouse Daily News22:47 4-Aug-21

Dismantling a child labour structure brick by brick Sri Lanka Daily Mirror22:43 4-Aug-21

SLFP proposes amendments to KNDU Bill Lakehouse Daily News22:41 4-Aug-21

BASL stresses importance of adhering to health guidelines Lakehouse Daily News22:41 4-Aug-21

Get vaccinated; don’t let the virus catch you napping Sri Lanka Daily Mirror22:13 4-Aug-21

Remembering the Muttur massacre 15 years on Tamil Guardian20:58 4-Aug-21

In the last 8 hours

Massive protests in Colombo against, teachers’ salary issue, Kotelawala Defense University bill ColomboPage.com19:50 4-Aug-21

Appoint a Parliamentary Consultative Committee to control Covid, former PM suggests ColomboPage.com19:19 4-Aug-21

Yesterday

SC orders authorities to allow lawyers to meet Muslim poet Ahnaf Jazeem, detained under PTA ColomboPage.com18:49 4-Aug-21

Coronavirus update: 2,561 new COVID-19 cases identified Wednesday, total rises to 318,775 ColomboPage.com18:28 4-Aug-21

In protest of Kotelawala Act... Sri Lanka Daily Mirror18:08 4-Aug-21

Sri Lanka reports 82 Covid-19 deaths Wednesday, toll rises to 4,727 ColomboPage.com18:08 4-Aug-21

No change in the government policy on the use of organic fertilizers - PMD ColomboPage.com17:27 4-Aug-21

Sri Lanka: Authorities falter on accountability in ‘Navy 11’ case Amnesty International (Press Release)16:59 4-Aug-21

Captain of Lankan-flagged vessel fined $167,000 by Seychellois Court for illegal fishing Sri Lanka Daily Mirror16:57 4-Aug-21

Captain of Sri Lankan fishing boat fined $167,000 by Seychellois court for illegal fishing ColomboPage.com16:46 4-Aug-21

The High Commission of Canada announces 2021-2022 Canada Fund for Local Initiatives recipients ColomboPage.com15:55 4-Aug-21

COPE probes financial misappropriations by officials of Football Federation ColomboPage.com15:45 4-Aug-21

Airlines open bookings as stranded residents rush to buy slightly expensive tickets to UAE Gulf Today15:37 4-Aug-21

Seychelles: Captain of Illegal Fishing Boat Fined $167,000 By Seychellois Court AllAfrica15:33 4-Aug-21

Justice Minister presents special three-year plan to make the judicial system more efficient ColomboPage.com15:25 4-Aug-21

President visits Parliament ColomboPage.com15:05 4-Aug-21

Airport and Aviation Services ramps up digital transformation with IFS Lanka Business Online14:38 4-Aug-21

Global tech company, HCL, to take up 80-pct of ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life Lanka Business Online14:28 4-Aug-21

Stop Sri Lankan Navy firing on TN fishermen, Stalin urges Jaishankar The Statesman14:12 4-Aug-21

Route Analysis: Moscow-Colombo Routesonline14:10 4-Aug-21

Jaffna University protests against controversial education bill Tamil Guardian14:02 4-Aug-21

Emirates: Dubai arrivals need GDRFA approval, PCR tests Gulf News13:51 4-Aug-21

Attack on TN fishermen by Sri Lankan navy: We can’t be silent spectators, Stalin tells external … The Times of India13:03 4-Aug-21

Industrials, financials drag Sri Lankan shares lower Reuters13:02 4-Aug-21

Eng. Vijitha Herath assumes duties as Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Lakehouse Daily News12:57 4-Aug-21

About Time: You Went to Hoppers Adventures of Arrack Dinner Series About Time Magazine12:53 4-Aug-21

Teachers struggle continues... Sri Lanka Daily Mirror12:32 4-Aug-21

Uni. Of Colombo in collaboration with Health Ministry, MRI to expand gene sequencing Sri Lanka Daily Mirror12:11 4-Aug-21

SC allows lawyers to access remanded Poet Ahnaf Jazeem Sri Lanka Daily Mirror11:51 4-Aug-21

Aeroflot launches sales of tickets to Colombo (Sri Lanka) Russian Aviation11:30 4-Aug-21

Cop26: Sri Lankan coconuts help Yorkshire Dales combat peatland crisis The National11:30 4-Aug-21

Daisy Veerasingham, 1st Generation Briton of Sri Lankan Descent, Appointed AP's CEO News18.com11:03 4-Aug-21

Mrs. World 2021 pageant shifted to Las Vegas from Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Daily Mirror11:00 4-Aug-21

Relief as resident visa holders allowed to enter UAE Gulf News10:51 4-Aug-21

AG decides not to proceed indictments against Wasantha Karannagoda Sri Lanka Daily Mirror10:50 4-Aug-21

Employing children should be completely banned Lakehouse Daily News10:44 4-Aug-21

Govt. MP says Sajith given Pfizer vaccine Sri Lanka Daily Mirror09:58 4-Aug-21

CA Sri Lanka’s prestigious Annual Report Awards makes a comeback this year Lanka Business Online09:20 4-Aug-21

Sri Lanka to not prosecute former Navy commander charged with abduction of Tamil youth Tamil Guardian08:17 4-Aug-21

Sri Lanka to not prosecute former Admiral charged with abduction of Tamil youth Tamil Guardian08:07 4-Aug-21

Will not proceed with charges against Karannagoda, AG informs court ColomboPage.com08:07 4-Aug-21

UAE lifts ban on transit flights from Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Daily Mirror08:06 4-Aug-21

Bar Association requests AG to reinstate former Solicitor General Dilrukshi Dias ColomboPage.com07:47 4-Aug-21

UAE lifts transit travel ban on Nigeria, India, others Voice of Nigeria07:04 4-Aug-21

Experts from Switzerland conducts knowledge-sharing session on organic agro-ecosystem Lanka Business Online06:56 4-Aug-21

Africa: UAE Lifts Covid-19 Transit Travel Ban On Nigeria, Uganda, Others AllAfrica06:38 4-Aug-21

Sri Lanka lifts fertilizer import ban after outcry Union of Catholic Asian News06:09 4-Aug-21

Teachers and principals to arrive in Colombo in four motorcades to protest ColomboPage.com06:04 4-Aug-21

Maharagama Police OIC seriously injured during IUSF protest ColomboPage.com05:44 4-Aug-21

SLT continues to ride on pandemic-fuelled demand for data and other digital services Sri Lanka Daily Mirror05:33 4-Aug-21

Vision Care fully acquires Colombo Pharmacy land Sri Lanka Daily Mirror05:23 4-Aug-21

Indian tech giant HCL to take up 80% of ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life Sri Lanka Daily Mirror05:23 4-Aug-21

Civil Aviation Training Centre rebranded as Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation Academy to provide commercial training ColomboPage.com05:14 4-Aug-21

Fitch affirms Commercial Bank of Ceylon at ‘AA-(lka)’; Outlook Stable ColomboPage.com05:03 4-Aug-21

Omani Investor delegation concludes visit to Sri Lanka with signing of MoU Lanka Business Online04:52 4-Aug-21

Foreign Ministers welcome opening of New Zealand High Commission in Colombo New Zealand Government (Press Release)04:31 4-Aug-21

Global technologies company, HCL, to take up 80% of ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life for its Sri Lanka hub ColomboPage.com04:23 4-Aug-21

SL heading for worst medical tsunami in coming weeks from Delta wave Sri Lanka Daily Mirror03:00 4-Aug-21

The Rajapaksa Dynasty in Sri Lanka: Democracy in Decline The Diplomat01:56 4-Aug-21

UAE lifts ban on Nigerian transit passengers, others Thursday The Punch00:32 4-Aug-21

President observes vaccination drive Lakehouse Daily News00:06 4-Aug-21

In the last 7 days

Addressing the core issue of “trust deficit” in Indo-Lanka relations Sri Lanka Daily Mirror23:46 3-Aug-21

Sri Lanka refuses to acknowledge LGBT rights Tamil Guardian22:48 3-Aug-21

ICRA Lanka downgrades Sri Lanka GDP project due to COVID third-wave Tamil Guardian22:28 3-Aug-21

Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister files petition against Commission on political victimisation Tamil Guardian22:07 3-Aug-21

COVISHIELD second dose rollout underway... Sri Lanka Daily Mirror21:24 3-Aug-21

Supreme Court sentences ex-DINA agents for Operation Colombo Chile Today20:59 3-Aug-21

UK-India study flags death risk of brain injury treatment in new-born babies India Today20:52 3-Aug-21

Parliament Lakehouse Daily News20:47 3-Aug-21

Remembering train and steamer service from India to Ceylon Lakehouse Daily News20:42 3-Aug-21

Sri Lanka Tourism secures colossal USD 879 mn worth projects Lakehouse Daily News20:42 3-Aug-21

Sri Lanka beckons Indian Pharma companies to Hambantota Lakehouse Daily News20:42 3-Aug-21

Eng. Vijitha Herath appointed Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Lakehouse Daily News20:42 3-Aug-21

Sri Lanka Ports Authority celebrates 42nd anniversary Lakehouse Daily News20:42 3-Aug-21

Fitch affirms DFCC Bank at ‘A+(lka)’; Outlook Stable Lakehouse Daily News20:42 3-Aug-21

Bourse marks highest index point since February Lakehouse Daily News20:42 3-Aug-21

Swisstek Aluminium invests Rs. 5.5 bn. for restoration of Kimbulwilawatta Road Lakehouse Daily News20:42 3-Aug-21

UAE Lifts Ban On Flights From Nigeria Olori Supergal20:22 3-Aug-21

UAE lifts flight ban from Nigeria, 5 other countries Thursday Daily Nigerian19:55 3-Aug-21

UAE to lift flights’ ban from Nigeria, 5 other countries Thursday Daily Nigerian19:45 3-Aug-21

Another discussion regarding the compensation for the damage from MV -X Press Pearl disaster ColomboPage.com19:34 3-Aug-21

President inspects Army Headquarters in Akuregoda ColomboPage.com19:34 3-Aug-21

UAE lifts ban on flights from Nigeria, five others The Punch19:24 3-Aug-21

Coronavirus update: 2,450 new COVID-19 cases identified Tuesday, total rises to 316,219 ColomboPage.com19:24 3-Aug-21

Aeroflot will operate flights to Sri Lanka from September 2, opens ticket sales TASS19:13 3-Aug-21

Huawei to invest US$100 million in Asia Pacific startup ecosystem over 3 years AsiaOne19:10 3-Aug-21

Emirates issues list of 11 countries from where passengers can travel to UAE Gulf Today19:04 3-Aug-21

SLFP opinion on Kotelawala Defense University bill handed over to President ColomboPage.com19:03 3-Aug-21

Sri Lanka relaxes fertilizer ban ColomboPage.com18:43 3-Aug-21

Anglo-Saxon Sword Pyramid Unearthed in England Archaeology Magazine18:38 3-Aug-21

UAE eases travel restrictions for residents from six countries including Sri Lanka ColomboPage.com18:02 3-Aug-21

Bank of Ceylon earns the highest profit in a single quarter in its history – Committee on Public Finance ColomboPage.com17:32 3-Aug-21

UAE eases travel curbs for passengers from India, five other countries with residency permits Scroll.in17:19 3-Aug-21

Stranded UAE residents jubilant as flight ban is eased Gulf News17:14 3-Aug-21

UAE to lift ban on transit flights from India, relaxes entry restrictions based on vaccine status The Week17:08 3-Aug-21

Huawei announces $100 million investment for Asia Pacific start-ups Neowin.net16:53 3-Aug-21

Sri Lanka confirms 74 Covid-19 deaths occurred on Monday, toll rises to 4,645 ColomboPage.com16:51 3-Aug-21

74 COVID-19 deaths reported in Sri Lanka Lakehouse Daily News16:47 3-Aug-21

‘It is not practical to demand a solution to the teachers’ problem at this moment’ - Minister of Education ColomboPage.com16:41 3-Aug-21

Travel update: Stranded UAE residents can now fly back Gulf News16:14 3-Aug-21

Stranded UAE residence can now return Gulf News15:53 3-Aug-21

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