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MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship sinks off coast of Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Fire stricken Singapore registered MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship, which caught fire near the Colombo harbor, had sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka during an attempt to tow the vessel to deeper waters.
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Sri Lanka extends nationwide travel restriction to prevent spread of COVID
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan authorities said on Wednesday the ongoing nationwide travel restriction had been extended to June 14 as health officials looked to stop the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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Hashan Tillakaratne named Sri Lanka women's head coach
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 2 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka skipper Hashan Tillakaratne has been appointed as the country's women's cricket team head coach.
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Sri Lanka: 1,047 booked in 24 hrs for violating COVID related quarantine r
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 1 (ANI): At least 1,047 people were arrested on Monday (May 31) for violating COVID-19 related quarantine rules and regulations in Sri Lanka.
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Australia pledges assistance for strategic investment, education promotion
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that Australia has pledged assistance for strategic investments and promotion in the education sector in the island nation.
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Sri Lankan police to record statements of MV X-Press Pearl crew including
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], May 31 (ANI): A special police team on Monday will be deployed to record statements from the crew members including the captain of the container vessel MV X-Press Pearl.
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High-price Chinese COVID vaccine sparks row in Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): Disclosure of procurement price of China's Sinopharm vaccine in Sri Lanka has sparked a row after reports emerged that Colombo had to shell out a higher per-dose price than its fellow South Asian country Bangladesh.
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Non-stop firefighting efforts on MV X-Press Pearl yield positive results:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Indian and Sri Lankan authorities' joint efforts to extinguish the massive fire onboard a container vessel off Colombo have yielded positive results with increasing signs of fire being under control, said Indian Defence Ministry on Sunday.
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Joint rescue operation of X-Press Pearl ship container ship continues
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): The joint operation involving India-Sri Lankan assets to extinguish flames of the X-Press Pearl ship, a container ship anchored at Port of Colombo, that caught fire on May 25, is underway, as per Saturday morning visuals sent by the High Commission of India
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SL players should start winning rather than complaining about contracts, s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka captain and incumbent Cricket Committee Chairman Aravinda de Silva has said the current crop of cricketers should focus on winning games for the country rather than complaining about players' contracts.
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X-Press Pearl ship fire: Relentless efforts of India-Sri Lanka pays off
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Relentless joint efforts of India-Sri Lanka in extinguishing the flames on board the X-Press Pearl ship has paid off on Friday.
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Port City Colombo to become a gateway to South Asia
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), May 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): The newly reclaimed land of 269 hectares in the heart of the Colombo Business District in Sri Lanka has been identified as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) by the Sri Lankan Parliament, paving the way for the creation of an International Business an
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