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2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed due to the global pandemic
Main StorySPORTSWORLD

2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed due to the global pandemic

The Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, will be held from July 23 to Aug.…

byP C James31/03/2020
Issuance curfew passes temporarily limited
LOCALMain StoryTOP STORY

Issuance curfew passes temporarily limited

DIG Ajith Rohan has announced that temporary limitations will be placed on the issuance of curfew passes, he also said…

byP C James31/03/2020
Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during coronavirus lockdown
Main StoryWORLD

Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during coronavirus lockdown

A painting by Vincent van Gogh was stolen in an overnight raid from a Dutch museum, museum officials announced on…

byP C James31/03/2020
Kalubowila Hospital ward closes after patient tests positive for COVID-19
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Kalubowila Hospital ward closes after patient tests positive for COVID-19

A ward at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Kalubowila Hospital) has been closed off completely after a patient tested positive…

byP C James31/03/2020
United states predicts up to 200,000 COVID-19 deaths
Main StoryNEWS LINEWORLD

United states predicts up to 200,000 COVID-19 deaths

The White House coronavirus response coordinator said Monday that she is “very worried about every city in the United States”…

byP C James31/03/2020
O/L Examination 2019 results will be released before 30th April 2020
LOCALMain Story

O/L Examination 2019 results will be released before 30th April 2020

Results of G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination 2019 will be released before 30th April 2020, stated the Ministry of Education.Further, no…

byP C James30/03/2020
Second COVID-19 death reported in Sri Lanka
LOCALMain StoryTOP STORY

Second COVID-19 death reported in Sri Lanka

The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health stated that a 64-year-old male resident of Kochchikade, Negombo had died from…

byP C James30/03/2020
Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore closed for 2 weeks
LOCALMain Story

Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore closed for 2 weeks

Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore closed for two weeks as a person working in the 21st floor of the…

byP C James30/03/2020
220 million auction of Sri Lanka development bond were undersubcribed
BUSINESSLOCALMain Story

220 million auction of Sri Lanka development bond were undersubcribed

An 220 million auction of Sri Lanka development bond were undersubcribed Monday with only 22 million dollars of bids coming…

byP C James30/03/2020
COVID19: A new COVID-19 test can return positive results in five minutes
HOME RIGHT TOP NEWSMain Story

COVID19: A new COVID-19 test can return positive results in five minutes

A new COVID-19 test from the medical device company Abbott can return positive results in five minutes — and it…

byTeam Independent30/03/2020

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