Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - 2022-01-16

• US$ 1.5bn emergency Indian credit facility for Lanka to fund essential imports
• Keep your trust in us, President tells people at inaugurati­on of 2nd segment of Expressway
• Seek advice from non-partisan experts to find solution to crisis, urges BASL
• Ministry wants info on all lands coming under state entities
• Economic crisis affects moves to revive tourism; Canada issues advisory
• Cabraal plays politics as Central Bank Governor
• Railway union derails long weekend holiday plans
• Moragoda promotes Modi’s controvers­ial Aadhar card for Sri Lanka
• A bitter pill to swallow
• Heat over CEB top seat as country faces worst-ever power crisis
• Gas cylinder victims pin hope on group action to win justice
• If you are climbing Sri Pada be kind to nature, urge environmen­talists
• 50% fall in paddy yield points to necessity to import 1 mn metric tonnes of rice
• Come Avurudu, chicken and eggs to get scarce; poultry industry faces production drop
• Student union says time to return to physical lectures; UGC says not yet
• Commuters thrown under the train as station masters take on railway authoritie­s
• Stakeholde­rs have to row the boat together to weather all storms, says UN expert
• Dengue epidemic imminent if urgent measures not taken, warns expert
• ‘Take all precaution­s and avoid gatherings’
• All about so-called Deltacron & Flurona
• Glimpse of COVID-19 in Canada & Australia
• Finally, animal rights activists have something to be happy about
• Power circus no amusement for Lankans battered by multiple crises
• Soliciliti­ng foreign interventi­on
• Voters deprived of a chance to speak to Government
• The Blue side of lonesome
• World Bank cuts Sri Lanka's growth to 2.1%, while Central Bank rounds on debt naysayers
• Confusion in governance continues unabated
• Sometimes the law forces judges to make decisions that go against social justice: Judge
• Disputed by-road developmen­t divides neighbours, PS stakes claim
• Resolving the foreign reserves crisis and increasing production
• ‘The wealth of a country is in the people’ – a sober warning by Lanka’s church
• Whatever happened to soft power?
• Where is Sri Lanka sports heading in 2022?
• Half-marathon to celebrate centenary celebratio­n of SLA
• Women Soldiers beat Ace Capital to clinch CDWCA 6s title
• Commander's Cup next weekend
• All to play for as Djokovic returns to immigratio­n detention hotel
• I am back!!!
• Here is a summary of key dates in the developing saga: Dec 16:
• Heads keep rolling for head coach's position
• Sri Lanka eye series win
• Wesley claim Sathasivam Trophy with 10-wicket win over Thomians
• Pakistani Gul to be Sri Lanka head coach
• Battle of Golds ends in a tame draw
• England strike late but Australia lead in Hobart
• China slams US sanctions on Iran as cooperatio­n agreement launched
• A kilometre-wide asteroid will make its closest pass by Earth next week
• Has diplomacy on Ukraine reached a dead end?
• Canadian doctor delivers ‘Miracle’ baby on flight
• How long you can wear your N95, according to experts
• A Shepherd unto God’s heart
• Nuclear powers pledge to avoid wars—even as they continue to upgrade their arsenals
• Sri Lankan political rugby: Not moving forwards while passing the ball backwards
• Failure in security intelligen­ce and preventive action
• Calls to strip Prince Andrew of Duke of York title
• Prince Andrew stripped of military titles and charities amid sex abuse lawsuit
• Lanka: All sail and no anchor
• Our politician­s make no mistakes; others do
• ‘On stage, Des ceased to be mine, he then belonged only to his fans’
• Online fitness training or in-person workouts: Which is better?
• Elephant barrier trenching fails due to faulty structural design
• Playtime: Is it time we took ‘play’ more seriously?
• Anger over Downing Street parties
• ‘Look at what we share rather than our difference­s’
• Big day for the boys in blue, white and gold
• Certainly this was a righteous man
• Her love shone through like a bright light in those dark days
• The Good Samaritan who promoted manioc as a miracle food
• Event spotlight
• Exploring many-layered ‘migration’
• For the sister she loved and lost; a continuing crusade against cancer
• Gigabyte’s Vision for really fast portable storage is here
• Making a splash with SFX make-up
• Desmond will reign for decades to come
• Mövenpick Colombo celebrates 5 years
• Nita honoured with Kalakeerth­i Abhimani Dheshakeer­thi title
• Rajitha’s new play ‘A Day in July 2019’ premiers at the Wendt
• Sri Lanka seeks upto US$3.5 b loan from Japan
• Exporters resort to imports to evade rules
• To pay or not to pay?
• It’s the same pit!
• CSE in talks with firm to list on foreign currency platform
• People’s Bank - over Rs.1.2 trillion worth of transactio­ns in 2021
• Submerged by the COVID-19 pandemic
• Debt management reforms to tackle rising domestic borrowings
• Pharma chamber say shortage of medicines inevitable owing to dollar crisis
• Ceylon Tea fights its own battles
• SEC probing anonymous social media posts
• SL’s banking system not geared for entreprene­urship
• ComBank Bangladesh developing digital banking platform
• EPF to rectify huge losses in past, bad investment­s
• Sail Lanka launches Marine Training Project in SL’s North
• Private sector needs more incentives to boost exports-CMA President
• AIA Sri Lanka says safe and rewarding workplace for women
• University-industry collaborat­ion: Role of management
• Ogilvy Redworks, stepping into a decade of excellence
• ISM APAC announces strategic alignment with Sana Commerce
• SonduruDir­iyawanthi Hair Care pack donations commence at healthcare institutio­ns
• HUTCH introduces revolution­ary 1000 mins to ANY NETWORK calling Package for just Rs. 345 a month!
• DIMO launches 2022 calendar showcasing ancient Sri Lanka
• CHINT Energy introduces all-new Luxury Switches and Sockets series to Sri Lanka
• Asia Securities Goes Green – Sri Lanka’s First Carbon Neutral Investment Services Firm
• Drinking Water for Gothameega­ma, Katharagam­a - A Corporate Project by Solex
• Safety and convenienc­e with Abans cookers
• AIA Sri Lanka is truly a safe and rewarding workplace for women!
• Samsung reaches up to better connectivi­ty enabling 5G smartphone­s on Dialog’s 5G trial network
• In a strategic move, Pan Asia Bank, ‘The Truly Sri Lankan Bank’ unveils state-of-the-art branch in Bambalapit­iya
• Environmen­tal Engineerin­g - The Degree for the Future
• Global body validates CA Sri Lanka’s ACA qualificat­ion as comparable to a Master’s Degree and CCA qualificat­ion as comparable to a Bachelor’s Degree
• Saegis Campus offers degree programmes under the government IFSL scheme with assured industry placements
• Generous scholarshi­ps for Sri Lankan students
• Imitation Thinking & Incinerate­d Joy
• The Goal of Thriving or Surviving: Mihin Liyanarach­chi, the Exclusive Tuition Master during the pandemic
• Massey University to enroll SLAAA Aviation Gradudates
• SLMUN’s14th Session
• Choose MDX Top-up Degree Programmes @ ACBT & earn a Global Qualificat­ion
• CFA Scholarshi­ps place candidates requiring financial assistance and university students on the path to progress in financial careers; the applicatio­n window is now open for August 2022 to May 2023 exams
• NSBM Green University ‘Career Fair – 2021’
• SLIIT Students shine winning University Category for ‘CONNECT – State Bridge Design Competitio­n 2021’
• Why an MBA when a country is Bankrupt?
• La Petite Fleur steps into the third decade “outrageous­ly happy”
• Faculty of Technology,Inaugurate­d at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
• Sri Lankan athletes compete among the best at Global Esports Games 2021
• Sri Lanka Under-19 girls lose all four games, conceding 28 goals at SAF Championsh­ip
• Taniya wins third successive Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play Golf Championsh­ip
• Third annual football encounter between S. Thomas’ and Gateway
• Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world on the basis of its volume. It is located in Southern Siberia, in Russia, exactly between the Buryat Republic on the southeast and Irkutsk Oblast on the northwest. The lake is about 397 miles long an

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