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Jan 10 2022 January 10, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:31 pm
Electricity power outages and candle light

Power cut schedule announced

January 10, 2022 - 10:31 pm

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced schedule for possible power cuts in the future.

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Jan 10 2022 January 10, 2022 April 6, 2026 1Comment 7:25 pm
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Find solutions to power crisis without disrupting lives of people – President

January 10, 2022 - 7:25 pm

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stressed that steps should be taken to find a solution to the power crisis without disrupting the lives of the people.

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Jan 10 2022 January 10, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:30 pm
Police line do not cross - Crime

Another male body found floating in canal in Kolonnawa

January 10, 2022 - 4:30 pm

Another male body was found floating in a canal near the Kolonnawa Petroleum Storage Terminals today (January 10).

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Jan 10 2022 January 10, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:50 pm
Dead body legs

Bodies of two unidentified males found on beach

January 10, 2022 - 12:50 pm

Two bodies of unidentified males have been found on the coastline between Bambalapitiya and Wellawatte, the police said today (January 10).

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Jan 10 2022 January 10, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:40 am
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa with China Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Port City Marina Promenade public walking path open to public from today

January 10, 2022 - 11:40 am

The Colombo Port City Marina Promenade, public walking path, will be open to the public daily from today (January 10).

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Jan 10 2022 January 10, 2022 April 6, 2026 2Comments 7:22 am
Karu Jayasuriya

Karu: Country has suffered setbacks on all fronts

January 10, 2022 - 7:22 am

The country had suffered setbacks on all fronts, former Speaker and the Head of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuriya said addressing the media on Friday (07).

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Jan 09 2022 January 9, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:00 pm
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Chinese Foreign Minister meets President; discuss solutions to Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

January 9, 2022 - 6:00 pm

A meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and Member of the State Council Wang Yi, and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was held at the Presidential Secretariat, today (09)

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Jan 09 2022 January 9, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:45 pm
Desmond De Silva

Legendary singer Desmond de Silva passes away

January 9, 2022 - 4:45 pm

Veteran Sri Lankan singer and entertainer Desmond De Silva has passed away at the age of 77 in Melbourne, Australia.

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Jan 09 2022 January 9, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:06 am
Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Central Bank sells gold worth US$ 206 Million to shore up reserves

January 9, 2022 - 8:06 am

The Central Bank sold more than half of its gold reserve–54.1 percent or US$ 206.8 million worth– last month to shore up forex reserves that had dropped to around a month of imports in November 2021.

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Jan 08 2022 January 8, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:10 pm
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - WHO Chief

Calling Omicron ‘mild’ a mistake, warns World Health Organization

January 8, 2022 - 11:10 pm

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is killing people across the globe and should not be dismissed as mild, the World Health Organization insisted Thursday.

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Jan 08 2022 January 8, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:40 pm
Robin Fernando

Veteran actor Robin Fernando passes away

January 8, 2022 - 1:40 pm

Veteran actor Robin Fernando passed away today morning (January 08) at the age of 84 years, family sources said.

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Jan 08 2022 January 8, 2022 April 6, 2026 2Comments 8:45 am
Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s gold reserves decline

January 8, 2022 - 8:45 am

Sri Lanka’s gold reserves have declined by USD 206.8 million in December, says the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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Jan 08 2022 January 8, 2022 April 6, 2026 1Comment 7:48 am
Maithripala Sirisena

Lawsuits seeking compensation for Easter Sunday bombing victims: Court rejects Sirisena’s request

January 8, 2022 - 7:48 am

Colombo District Court yesterday rejected a request by former President Maithripala Sirisena to release him from several lawsuits filed by the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

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Jan 08 2022 January 8, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:31 am
Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis

Sri Lanka Cricket lifts ban imposed on three national cricketers

January 8, 2022 - 7:31 am

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to lift the ban imposed on national cricketers Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella.

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Jan 07 2022 January 7, 2022 April 6, 2026 1Comment 3:27 pm
India Sri Lanka flags

Indian banks reluctant to extend Letters of Credit to Sri Lanka

January 7, 2022 - 3:27 pm

As Sri Lanka grapples with a severe foreign exchange crunch, high street banks in India have turned cautious and selective about their exposures to the island nation.

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Jan 07 2022 January 7, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:31 pm
People's Bank Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s People’s Bank pays USD 6.9 Million to Chinese fertilizer company

January 7, 2022 - 2:31 pm

The People’s Bank of Sri Lanka announced that a sum of USD 6.9 Million was paid to Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co., Ltd, on Friday (January 07)

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