England Beat Germany To Move Into Euro Last Eight

England reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship with a 2-0 win over rivals Germany after Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane scored second-half goals at Wembley yesterday.

Vish Govindasamy Elected As New Ceylon Chamber Chief

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce elected Vish Govindasamy as its Chairman during the Chamber’s 182nd Annual General Meeting held yesterday.

CB Dismisses Claims Of External Sector Crunch Amid Dwindling Reserves

Central Bank Governor Prof. W.D. Lakshman in a fairly detailed statement issued yesterday dismissed the repeated concerns raised by certain quarters of an imminent external sector crisis brewing in the country, often citing weaker external reserves, ahead of the upcoming foreign currency debt obligations.

Hazard Rocket Fires Belgium Past Holders

Portugal and into last eight

India's Simultaneous Tours A Short-Term Necessity, Says Dravid

Fielding two sets of teams to play different formats simultaneously will showcase India’s formidable bench strength but Rahul Dravid, who will coach the limited-overs side in Sri Lanka, would not call it the way forward yet.

ODoc To Transform Health Insurance Industry With Launch Of TPA Services

ODoc, Sri Lanka’s largest digital health company, has partnered with Vidal Health, India’s leading Third Party Administration (TPA) with a growing presence in international markets, to enable insurance companies to outsource their entire insurance administration process.

SL Remains An Outlier Among Fitch-Rated APAC Frontier Economies For Heightened External Sector Vulnerability

Sri Lanka remains an outlier among the Fitch-rated Asia Pacific (APAC) region frontier economies for weaker external sector buffers such as liquidity and reserves, while the others in the bloc strengthened their external sector positions with the exception of Laos.

Czech Republic Stun 10-Man Netherlands To Seal Quarter-Final Berth

Striker Patrik Schick scored his fourth goal of the tournament as the Czech Republic stunned 10-man Netherlands with a deserved 2-0 victory in their European Championship last16 clash in front of 56,000 fans at the Puskas Arena yesterday.

India Probes Suspected Use Of Drones In Blast At Jammu Air Base

SRINAGAR (REUTERS), 27 JUNE, 2021-India is investigating the suspected use of drones by separatist militants after two explosions rocked an Indian Air Force Station in the northern region of Jammu, two senior security officials said on Sunday.

Sri Lanka To Get One Million Moderna Vaccine Doses Next Month From Covax

Along with this vaccine, Sri Lanka will add to its basket all the global vaccines approved by the WHO for emergency use

Iran Refuses To Give Nuclear Site Images To IAEA

DUBAI (REUTERS), 27 JUNE, 2021-The speaker of Iran’s parliament said on Sunday Tehran will never hand over images from inside of some Iranian nuclear sites to the U.N. nuclear watchdog as a monitoring agreement with the agency had expired, Iranian state media reported.

Wild Elephant Found With Gunshot Injuries At Ihala Ipalogama

Wildlife Conservators are providing treatment to a wild elephant found lying in a critical condition on the bank of the Kagama Tank at Ihala Ipalogama with gunshot injuries.

ANTIBODIES TRIGGERED BY CHINESE COVID-19 SHOTS LESS EFFECTIVE ON DELTA VARIANT: RESEARCHER

Antibodies triggered by two Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the Delta variant compared with other strains but the shots still offer protection, a Chinese disease control researcher told state media.

Former SL women's coach Harsha de Silva appointed Cricket Director of Australian club

Harsha de Silva, Sri Lanka’s former First-Class all-rounder and national women’s team coach in two different stints (2010-2014 and 2018-2020), has been appointed as Director of Cricket of Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club (WMDCC), based in Brisbane, Australia.

Abans reaches new heights of making history with recent achievements

Abans PLC was recognized as Sri Lanka’s Most Loved Retail Brand in the LMD Brands Annual 2021.

End of pandemic out of reach thanks to Delta variant: Merkel

BRUSSELS (DPA), 25 JUNE, 2021-Despite progress in many Western countries’ vaccination campaigns and falling infection rates, it is too soon for the European Union to drop its guard against the spread of the coronavirus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday.

India's Modi discusses Kashmir elections

SRINAGAR (REUTERS), 24 JUNE, 2021-Indian premier Narendra Modi told leaders from Jammu & Kashmir that elections would be held there after the region’s constituencies were reconfigured following the revocation of its semi-autonomous statehood, meeting participants said.

Kohli Gives WTC Thumbs-Up

But would prefer best-of-three final

NDB Tops Finance Derivatives Awards With Five Wins For Sri Lanka

National Development Bank PLC was recently named the ‘Best Commercial Bank Sri Lanka 2021’ in addition to four other awards presented by the Finance Derivatives - a Netherlands based financial and banking publication.

Plug And Play ‘Park In Park' Industrial Facility To Be Set Up In Hambantota Port

The Hambantota a International Port Group (HIPG) has partnered with Shenzhen Xinji Group to set up a plug-and-play ‘Park in Park’ manufacturing facility within the port’s industrial zone.

Sarangi Silva Breaks Sri Lanka Long Jump Record In Turkey

Gold medalist at the Kathmandu South Asian Games (SAG) in the long jump Lakshini Sarangi Silva has set a new Sri Lanka record in the event.

Govt. To Tighten Penalties Against Covid Guideline Violators

The present fine of Rs.5,000 for guideline violators to be increased

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Paper Apple Daily To Print Last Edition

Hong Kong’s most vocal pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily said it will print its last edition on Thursday after a stormy year in which it was raided by police and its tycoon owner and other staff were arrested under a new national security law.

Sweden Top Group In Last-Gasp 3-2 Win Sending Poland Home

Sweden cruised into a two-goal lead against Poland on Wednesday before being pegged back by a Robert Lewandowski brace then notching a last-ditch winner to top Group E and send their opponents home from Euro 2020.

Vaccinations Drop In India After Touching Record 9 Million

NEW DELHI (DPA), 23 JUNE, 2021-The number of Covid-19 vaccinations in India dropped significantly a day after crossing a record 9 million with critics warning on Wednesday that the goal of vaccinating 10 million a day was unsustainable until there was a larger supply of vaccines.

Australia Slams UN

Recommendation to list great barrier reef as ‘in danger’

Exchange Rate Forecasted To Touch Rs.205-215 Against US Dollar

The Sri Lankan rupee, which shed its value from Rs.189 to Rs.202 within a span of six months, could further plunge to between Rs.205 to Rs.215 against the US dollar by the year-end, as the country is grappling with an impending external sector crisis with slower dollar inflows, according to the research of a Colombo-based investment bank.

Four Scots In Team For Lions Opener Against Japan

Warren Gatland has included four Scottish players in the British and Irish Lions team to play Japan at Murrayfield on Saturday, the first preparation match for this year’s tour of South Africa.

Methodology Change Showing Decline

In covid cases may not be eal- phis

Taliban Launch Major Offensives In Northern Afghanistan

KABUL (REUTERS), 22 JUNE, 2021 - Taliban insurgents have conducted a wave of offensives in Afghanistan’s north in recent days, moving beyond their southern strongholds as international forces withdraw.