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By Aanya Wipulasena and Maneshka Borham
Present Covid-19 virus similar to that in Europe – Study
The Covid-19 virus that has infected over 7,000 people up to now is similar to that in Europe, according to a new study by scientists of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. This rules out that the new cluster originated from India.
The second wave of infections, with the first patient detected in a Brandix facility in Minuwangoda early this month, is considered to be a...
Cannabis has been used for Ayurvedic medicine in Sri Lanka for centuries. As the demand for medicinal cannabis continues to grow across the world, the Government is now mulling legalising and exporting the plant.
When the Cabinet Minister of Trade, Bandula Gunawardana met the Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David McKinnon recently, the latter was seen perusing the...
It had been over two months since Dilrukshi Sandamali, a Katunayake Free Trade Zone (FTZ) manpower worker last went to work. When the 33-year-old mother of three reported to work on April 30 she was informed she had been laid off because she failed to report to work on April 27, the day the factory re-opened after the curfew.
“I told them that I did not get a letter...
Preserving mangroves:
The Gampaha Division Forest Officer Devani Jayathilaka has become a household name after a showdown of sorts with State Minister of Inland Fisheries Industry Sanath Nishantha at a coordinating committee meeting last week.
In a video that instantly went viral on all social media platforms, Jayathilaka was seen vehemently opposing the possibility of going against the law to...
Investigators will use DNA tests to determine whether another man died during the explosion at the Ibrahim residence in Dematagoda last Sunday, hours after six suicide bombs exploded in churches and luxury hotels around the country.
After the explosion in Dematagoda left human remains in pieces, police are trying to ascertain if another male, in addition to the three...
By Aanya Wipulasena and Maneshka Borham
Each year, people the world over fall victim to mobile phone scams. Similar scams are now often reported in Sri Lanka, as...
Hailing from Ratnapura’s interior, Gamini worked as a construction worker. He earned about Rs. 1,200 on the days he worked. With...