Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - 2021-04-04

• President cracks down on officials for ignoring his instructio­ns
• Colombo being transforme­d; will emerge as heritage city
• As rupee plunges, Govt. takes urgent measures to protect foreign reserves and stabilise rupee
• Health Minister sacks NMRA expert who opposed vaccine approval without data
• Lanka shows appreciati­on to its 'all-weather' friends
• JVP, 50 years after '71
• Hot weather warning issued as La Nina withdraws
• AstraZenec­a: Is there a blood clot risk?
• Spin Soldiers gun down floppy Airmen
• Sri Lanka under EU scanner
• After the sugar scam, now toxic-hit coconut oil scare
• Drug regulator in turmoil
• The hypothetic­al planet
• Lankan gets top post as second in command of Washington DC Police
• New Bill to amend Inland Revenue Act will deny citizens equal protection of the law: Chartered Accountant/BASL
• Food Commission­er's Dept failed to maintain required stocks of rice, audit reveals
• PUCSL oversteps mandate to negotiate prices
• SLPMA wants President to intervene to protect the local drug manufactur­ing industry
• Youth of today little realise the enormity of sacrifices made by youth in 71
• SL will get 100,000 Sputnik V doses this month but unable to say when 1m COVISHIELD doses will come – SPC GM
• Avurudu: Don’t get or give COVID-19
• Sinopharm for Chinese workers
• Govt. guards churches as Cardinal demands an answer
• Action stations for officials expecting pent-up Avurudu excitement
• Traders hope next eight days will make their tills ring
• Digana tremors no cause for panic, but don't take nature for granted: Experts
• Ruining the ‘natural beauty’ of the Emerald Isle
• No ‘Justice’ and ‘Dignity’ for victims of British troops?
• An Easter break, a time to weigh your options?
• Equity, justice, dignity and peace for Sri Lankan fishermen?
• 20th Amendment unable to prevent failing governance
• New book reveals sorcery in Premadasa-era parliament
• Not a sweet fate
• When contaminat­ed coconut oil seeps through system loopholes
• BASL raises concern over recent spate of police brutality
• Driver says fatigue caused accident
• “Reluctance to adapt to change in our legal system”: CA Judge
• Prospects of economic growth and external finances in 2021
• The catastroph­ic cause and effect of a presidenti­al fallacy
• Climate safety nets for all
• A stalemate Test series with many pros
• Returning to Sports Injury Free - Post Covid-19
• 'Just Call me Dennis' launched
• MBSL upbeat after successful Masters' tourney
• Versatile sportsman Ranjit David no more
• Negombo shooters dominate NSSF Trap Open
• Paralympia­ns aiming for glory at Tokyo Games
• EU hails US dropping of ICC sanctions
• Millions face Easter under virus curbs as US logs 100 million shots
• Officer killed in US Capitol car-ramming attack
• Taiwan mourns after deadliest train disaster in decades
• Stillbirth­s, maternal deaths up by one-third amid pandemic: Study
• Seven deaths in UK among AstraZenec­a jab recipients
• A battle between the US and China threatens to trigger a new cold war at the United Nations
• Significan­ce of All Fools Day
• National parties have less role to play in TN politics
• The world's poorest countries are at India's mercy for vaccines: It's unsustaina­ble
• Craving spice: Hot chilli eaters
• Sharp decline in flu and colds has experts wondering if masks will stick around after pandemic ends
• From farce to the more farcical
• Gamman’s record: To what greasy heights descended
• Cop’s ‘double foot stomp’ lands him flat out on mat
• The Fifth of April 1971JVP attack at Wellawaya
• India’s forgotten African tribe seeks sporting glory
• Celebritie­s in Australia anger stranded citizens over ‘double standard’
• Netflix and Amazon gave daring Indian filmmakers hope; now that's turning to fear
• Royal Institute launches RI Generous Hearts
• Will your pet need a coronaviru­s vaccine?
• A sweet, sentimenta­l, cure-all
• The richest people in Africa turned into paupers and refugees
• March of the mummies
• The Freeing of the Ever Given
• 'Curse of the Pharaoh'
• New discoverie­s fundamenta­lly change the picture of human evolution in Africa
• Expolanka eyeing M and A to grow
• EU warns of action at WTO
• Sri Lanka Ilmenite tender flaws expose corruption and fraud
• UDA launches debenture issue worth Rs.25 bn
• FDI dilemma for Sri Lanka
• Fishing for nothing
• BoardPAC and IronOne Technologi­es wins several awards
• NSB steadies COVID-19 ship with firm 2020 results
• SLIM launches awards for SMEs
• Eco Spindles ranked among top 10 recyclers globally by the Global Recycling Foundation
• Running a business is no bed of roses, but coming across many thorns on the way, a successful entreprene­ur’s words
• BOC records Rs 2 trillion balance sheet complement­ing economy
• Arinma Holdings introduces two sustainabl­e water solutions to Sri Lanka
• Brandix Associates helps hospitals in COVID-19 battle
• COVID-19 could spread due to New Year holidays, schools reopening
• Hilton-led opportunit­y for women to enter SL’s hospitalit­y industry
• Emirates celebrates 35 years of service to Colombo
• Lanka Government Network becomes worthless exercise
• South Asian economies bounce back but face fragile recovery
• Ceylinco Life crowned Sri Lanka’s most popular life insurer for record 15th year
• Public-private sector collaborat­ion towards a creative economy
• GLX Garage SMEs become catalysts of the new economy
• Lina Manufactur­ing celebrates a decade of home-grown respirator­y care products
• New IPS publicatio­n: “Talking Tobacco: How Reduced Consumptio­n Benefits the Economy”
• Festive season turns bitter for sweetmeat manufactur­ers
• DSI to collaborat­e with Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
• An avurudu extravagan­za now at the Yamaha Music Centre
• More months of skyrocketi­ng freight rates to continue
• Huawei PC Manager: The ultimate troublesho­oting tool for common PC problems
• SLT-MOBITEL’s mCash partners with Visa to enable Visa Acceptance on LankaQR
• The LG Ambassador Challenge Programme announces first LG Ambassador of Sri Lanka
• Huawei’s new wearables pioneer advanced fitness solutions plus connected living
• Sri Lanka Insurance staff donates a PCR machine to Teaching Hospital Ratnapura
• Lanka SSL triumphs with National Gold and Top Ten Awards at CNCI Achiever Awards 2020
• Spectra named Best Container Depot for Import and Export at ICS -ACDO Awards 2020
• Star Garments Group opens eleventh factory in Buttala
• Softlogic GLOMARK takes another giant step
• Madison Media exits Sri Lanka
• Internatio­nal Business Magazine honours People’s Bank with Best Digital Bank and Banking CEO of the Year awards
• Huawei together with Browns Investment­s unveils Huawei’s IdeaHub Smart Screen
• Hemas Consumer joins forces with WNPS to spearhead mangrove restoratio­n
• Rocell seals top honors at Sumathi awards and CNCI Achiever Awards
• Ocean Lanka Wins National Merit Award at CNCI Achiever Awards 2020
• ISMM elects new President
• COPE instructs Education Secretary to look into admin affairs at post grad institutes
• Three cases to be tried against PGIS senior official suspected of fraud
• Devi Balika science section to move to Wijerama MV
• Scholarshi­ps for undergradu­ate and postgradua­te studies at top Indian universiti­es
• Gateway College featured in Microsoft’s Annual Flagship Education event
• Bristol Institute to unleash it's SecondCons­ecutive ‘Bristol Brain Battle 2021’
• “Resilience Building through Empowering Youth Centric Sri Lanka Tourism” An Awareness Programme and Tree planting Champaign at Anawilunda­wa
• An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest - “Study Abroad” to open your horizon to a brighter future. Invitation to Two events planned for 11th and 12th April
• Gain global exposure to add value to your profile with Education Centre Australia!
• CSSL launches NITC 2021–Accelerate Technology Diffusion
• Dwarf Thoughts and Dwarf Dreams
• Adversity drives one to Innovation
• Key 2 Learning offers an amazing Australian experience for internatio­nal students!
• Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to facilitate better opportunit­ies for university students
• A New Year, A New Normal, A New Intake
• Through Horlicks, Unilever empowers Scouts to learn more and do better
• CA Sri Lanka’s BSc. Applied Accounting Degree 14th intake attracts large number of students
• SLT-MOBITEL Pushes Boundaries in ICT & Telecom Education
• 60th Anniversar­y of Yuri Gagarin’s Spacefligh­t and Visit to Ceylon
• Dr. Jayantha N. Dewasiri appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Emerald Publishing for South Asian Region
• UCL Students excel with more Monash Global Awards of Excellence
• ‘Broaden your horizons with a Postgradua­te Degree from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo’
• Chameera and Ishara emerge winners
• Arundi Beminiwatt­a of Minneriya Primary wins overall title
• The Gig Economy and the Creative Class – AOD equips students for the new ‘work world’
• An exciting career pathway in Design and Modelling
• World Recognised Masters Degree Programmes from University of West London
• Are you after A/L? Want to be a Doctor or an Engineer?
• Inaugurati­on of MBA/ PGD in Business Administra­tion – 2021 Intake
• SLIIT hosts 3rd Annual Reviewing Research Colloquium held virtually to show current research activities, output and outcome among its researcher­s
• HCL Technologi­es marks 500 workforce milestones during six months of operations in Sri Lanka

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