Courtesy The Sunday Observer A medical heritage of a country could be cited as one of its best treasures and most powerful weapons. Sri Lanka has proven that its medical legacy was protected by ancient kings as part of governance policy and aspects, such as agriculture, belief system/spirituality and diet encompassing the concept of health. […]

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KAMALIKA PIERIS China, unlike India is getting on just fine in South Asia. China has held three multilateral dialogues with South Asian countries. The first in July, 2020 was attended by Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan. At this dialogue, China proposed extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan, as well as taking forward an economic […]

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Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, January 15 (Daily Mirror) – According to Bloomberg data, the Colombo Stock Exchange’s (CSE) benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) is the second best performing stock index in the world as of Wednesday with a rate of return of 9.88 percent. Chile’s S&P CLX IPSA Index has been ranked as the top […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has issued a special circular to officers-in-charge of all police stations and all senior ranked officers to take legal action against the persons who are interfering with investigations conducted by the police. Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said, police have received telephone calls from various […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka has registered 08 more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the Director-General of Health Services confirmed. A 63-year-old woman from Kolonnawa has passed away at the Colombo National Hospital on January 13 from COVID-19 pneumonia. A 75-year-old male from Borella had been transferred from a private hospital in Colombo to the Mulleriyawa […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 numbers saw another surge today, as 428 more persons were tested positive for the virus. Department of Government Information confirmed that 427 of the newly-identified patients are close contacts of earlier cases linked to the Peliyagoda fish market. The remaining case has been reported from the prison cluster. Accordingly, a […]

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Courtesy Adaderana A total of 943 persons at the parliament have been subjected to PCR testing to detect possible coronavirus infections among its members or staff. The testing was carried out on January 13 and 15 at the parliamentary premises. According to the Chief Sergeant-in-Arms, 32 MPs and 911 members of other bureaus, affiliated bureaus, […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Army Commander General Shavendra Silva says that steps have been taken to repatriate Sri Lankans living abroad under two methods. In addition, steps have also been taken to reduce the fares of those who choose hotels to remain during their quarantine period, he added. The National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak […]

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