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SL – Russia mail service suspended! The postal service between Sri Lanka and Russia has been temporarily suspended, the Postal Department said. Post Master General Ranjith Ariyaratne said that the move was taken due to the suspension of commercial flights…

Global Crude oil prices upped The price of a barrel of crude oil in the world market has now reached the US $ 120 limit. Accordingly, the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil is 120 US dollars. Further,…

Proposal to utilize prisoners’ labor effectively! The Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya today (06) handed over a proposal to Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapaksa regarding the effective use of prison labor to improve the industries run by the Prisons Department.The focus…

Dilip Wedaarachchi’s son & daughter-in-law arrested SJB MP Dilip Wedaarachchi’s son and daughter-in-law have been arrested on charges of obstructing police officers from carrying out their duties. They have been arrested after surrendering to the police and are to be…

Harin meets Indian film personalities to promote SL tourism   Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando has met with several Indian film industry personalities in Sri Lanka, in a bid explore avenues to revive tourism in Sri Lanka. The minister met…

Explosion & fire kills at least 30 in Bangladesh A fire and a huge explosion have killed at least 30 people and injured hundreds more at a storage depot near the city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Hundreds of people had arrived…

Laugfs Gas prices upped The prices of Laugfs Gas cylinders have been increased. Accordingly, the price of 12.5 kg and 5 kg cylinders have been increased to Rs. 6,850 and Rs. 2,740 respectively

Shah Rukh Khan tests Covid-19 positive Shah Rukh Khan has tested positive for Covid-19. The development comes shortly after Kartik Aaryan, Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur tested postive. Akshay Kumar too has recently recovered from COVID-19 infection.

No COVID-19 deaths yesterday No COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed yesterday (04) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll remains at 16,518.