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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 infections top 174,000
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of people infected with COVID-19 in Sri Lanka reached 174,059 Thursday with 1,782 new cases reported, official statistics from the Health Ministry showed.
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Sri Lanka continues fire fighting efforts onboard X-Press Pearl vessel
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday said it was extinguishing the flames on board the X-Press Pearl ship which caught fire near the Colombo Port on May 20.
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Fire on MV X-Press Pearl container 'largely controlled': Indian High Commi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 27 (ANI): The fire on MV X-Press Pearl container off Colombo coast has largely been controlled by Navies and Coast Guards of India and Sri Lanka, said the Indian High Commission in Colombo on Thursday.
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Indian Coast Guard rushes help to douse fire on container ship off Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday rushed its vessels to douse the fire that broke out on container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo coast in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan plaque scripted in Chinese evokes fury, concern over omission o
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 25 (ANI): Concerns over the elevation of Chinese languages over official languages of Sri Lanka have emerged after a plaque made to declare the opening of a Chinese-gifted Smart Library of Attorney General's (AG) Department was scripted in Sinhalese, English and Chin
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COVID-19: Bahrain suspends entry for travelers from five South Asian count
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 24 (ANI): Bahrain has announced the suspension of entry for travellers arriving from five South Asian countries from Monday amid the COVID-19 surge.
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Lanka contract row: Players urge SLC to not hold them at 'gunpoint', want
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka cricketers have refused to sign new contracts offered by the apex body as they feel some players have been given unfair deals.
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Shammi Silva elected Sri Lanka Cricket President
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced that Shammi Silva has been elected uncontested as the President of the cricket board for the 2021 to 2023 period.
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Sri Lanka's top court says China-backed Port City Bill 'inconsistent' with
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday determined that some clauses in the China-backed Port City Economic Commission Bill are "inconsistent" with the country's Constitution. However, the top court added that these clauses can be made valid if amended.
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COVID-19: Sri Lanka to tighten quarantine rules, night restrictions go int
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Monday tightened quarantine rules amid surging COVID-19 cases.
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Sri Lankan Parliament to debate China-backed Port City Bill next week
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Parliament is set to discuss the controversial Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill, in the special parliamentary sittings next week.
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Sri Lanka need to play fearless cricket to win matches, says ODI skipper K
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): After being appointed as Sri Lanka's ODI skipper, Kusal Perera on Thursday said that his side needs to play fearless cricket in order to win more matches of cricket.
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