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A woman or girl is being killed by someone in their family every 11 minutes in the world, UNODC Executive Director, Ghada Waly said on Thursday and Anadolu News Agency reports. In 2020, 47,000 w...

To candidates, i coach candidates constantly on that, that is my main driver, i think, of the working... really, thats your main driver? yes, absolutely. i think that, for instance, the trillion—dollar infrastructure bill would only fund...it doesnt do anything to counteract the growth of china, it doesnt do anything to repatriate most industries, especially essential industries, especially post—covid, where we didnt have essential services to things like produce toilet paper in our own coun...

Cultural values—driven issues. now, do you think that that approach to politics is actually what the american people want right now? well, i...don�*t agree with your assessment. so, ive been doing campaigns for 15 years. im right now on four major campaigns. i talk about infrastructure and industry and bringing jobs back all the time to candidates, i coach candidates constantly on that, that is my main driver, i think, of the working... really, thats your main driver? yes, absolutely. i thin...

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Chief Government whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday said that arrangements had been made to vest with the public 1,500 newly developed roads on Saturday. The ceremony is scheduled to be held at the Mandaduwa Grounds in Weeraketiya with the participation of the President and the Prime Minister under the theme ‘The day of […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita At least 2,000 persons contract Covid-19 a day, in Sri Lanka, Executive Director of the Institute for Health Policy (IHP), Dr. Ravi Rannan-Eliya says. Dr. Rannan-Eliya yesterday said that the country should take immediate steps to reduce the transmission of the virus to prevent major future outbreaks that were likely to occur […]

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) recently facilitated the shipment of locally manufactured trailers, marking the beginning of its services to the local industry as a gateway port. “The master plan of the Hambantota International Port clearly spells out supporting the development of Sri Lankan industries servicing overseas markets. This shipment for Dutch Lanka Trailers emphasizes […]

Price controls done away with, levy of Rs. 65 per kg on imported rice reduced to 25 cents By Shamindra Ferdinando The government has allowed emergency regulations imposed several weeks ago to ensure an uniterrupted supply of essential commodities such as rice, sugar and other consumer goods, to lapse. As a result the post of […]

By Norman Palihawadane Police yesterday found the body of a woman in an abandoned travelling bag at a garbage dump at Mabima near the Sapugaskanda oil refinery. Following a complaint to the Community Police Division that there was a stench emanating from the place, police inspected and found the travelling bag containing the body. The […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Various private laboratories are setting up tents in the BIA car park to test those going to the Middle East despite the existence of two high tech labs at the Airport, College of Medical Laboratory Science (CMLS) President, Ravi Kumudesh complained yesterday. Kumudesh told The Island that it was an attempt to […]