Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer, say scientists
Relics of ancient viruses – that have spent millions of years hiding inside human DNA – help the body fight…
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Cyclone Ilsa: Powerful storm hits Western Australia
A powerful cyclone has hit Western Australia as a category five storm, setting a wind speed record but sparing populated…
UN probe on Lankan women auctioned as sex workers in Oman
Shanthi Pushparaja (Real name withheld), mother of three children who was taken to Oman promising a job as a house…
SL assures “comparable treatment” to all its creditors
President Ranil Wickremesinghe assured Sri Lanka’s commitment to principles of “comparable treatment” when engaging with its creditors in the upcoming…
Rupee appreciation : Warning from former official
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka W. A. Wijewardena has warned that the appreciation of the…
Spread of Influenza : Message from health officials
Doctors have warned the public to be cautious of the spread of Influenza during the upcoming festive season in Sri…
Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve
An unprecedented analysis of how cancers grow has revealed an “almost infinite” ability of tumours to evolve and survive, say…
Waiting for my friend, Mrs. Willy-by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne
(The writer is a former member of the Navy Special Boats Squadron, the elite naval commando unit.) The Navy deployed…
Navy works on KKS harbour expansion to start ferry service as scheduled
In view of the proposed ferry service between KKS and Pondicherry, India, the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) had been working…
LG polls postponed for the second time: EC officially announces
The Local Government Election scheduled for April 25 has been postponed again for the second time, the Election Commission officially…