The Elections Commission (EC) is scheduled to meet top health officials and the top brass of the Sri Lanka Army and

A Sri Lankan Airlines special charter flight, which recently travelled between London and Shanghai carrying Chinese

A deserted street in Colombo during curfew hours. The government announced imposing of islandwide curfew from March 20 to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

The possibility of immediate resumption of day-to-day economic activities at provincial levels in order to safeguard the national economy was explored at a meeting chaired by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday, the President’s Media Division sa

Two senior citizens bound for a pharmacy to fetch some medicines were seen crossing the now deserted roads of Slave Island due to the prevailing curfew in Colombo yesterday.

The cabinet that met on Wednesday gave the green light for expatriate Sri Lankans and investors to open a special dollar ac

While claiming that the Police would further tighten the law on those who violate the curfew regulations, DIG Ajith Rohana said yesterday all those who were in Police custody would be charged in a Magistrate court and as such they face the

With individuals and groups in the US and the UK initiating legal action against the Chinese Government over the sprea

Several people including senior citizens are seen waiting outside the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation(SPC) in Colombo to purchase medicine. Pic by Kithsiri de Mel

A local company has started manufacturing emergency beds for the use of COVID-19 patients, a statement from the Ministry of Industries said.

Top authoritative sources told Daily Mirror yesterday that discussions were ongoing if Colombo can go in for a lockdown for a few days in order to search for more infected people, as well as to stop

Over 20,000 containers are stuck at the Colombo Port with perishables and other items as a result of the curfew imposed to c

A Sri Lanka Air Force officer hands over essential items to a woman at Hultsdorfp. The SLAF assist in distributing essentials provided by th

Those found travelling without curfew passes or service identity cards which are also permitted to be used as curfew passes will be

Security personnel are seen checking arrivals to the city near Thotalanga in Colombo during curfew hours yesterday. Pic by Pradeep Pathirana

Aranodaya Mawatha at Obeysekerepura in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, has been locked down following the information that two children and four adults, who had gone on a pilgrimage with a pastor, were found with symptoms of Covi

A village in the Kalutara District has come under scrutiny since yesterday after 3 patients infected with COVID-19 found from the village on Thursday were isolated and sent to hospital, Police said.

Wholesale goods market in Colombo was opened in order to dispatch essential food items to retail outlets on March 26. Traders are seen buyi

The curfew that will be imposed at 12 noon today in eight districts - Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya, Mannar and Mullaitivu, will be lifted at 6.00 am on Friday and reimpose

The Elections Commission (EC) yesterday postponed the Parliamentary polls scheduled to be held on April 25th indefinitely considering the uncertain situation prevalent in the country with the spread o

The total number of COVID-19 infections in Sri Lanka increased to 50 with nine more being diagnosed with the viral infection by late afternoon yesterday.

As a country which did not go through a lock-down even during the 30-year war, there is no need to do so in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday adding that it was essential for the country to function.

The government last night announced a three-day holiday period upto Thursday, March 19 excluding essential services involving health, transport, food supplies, banks and district secretariats. It said this special holiday declared as a precautionary

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday proposed to leaders of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to formulate a collective response to combat COVID – 19. He further called for SAARC Ministerial Meeting to discuss measures to o

Former finance minister Ravi Karunanayake, Arjun Aloysius and five others appeared in the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday following an order by the Court of Appeal that they be prese

The Chauffeur Tourist Guides’ Association (CTGLA) yesterday requested the authorities to crosscheck with the hotel checklists to identify the persons who had associated with the Tourist Guide who wa

No fees will be charged from passengers sent to quarantine centres in Punani and Kandakadu, Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

Six persons were killed and three others sustained severe injuries when the luxury van they travelled in veered off the road and crashed into a Palu tree at the 22nd junction on the Thanamalwila–Matara road yesterday. Lunugamvehera Police said s

Despite the week assigned for nominations for the April 25 Parliamentary Election being days away, the confusion within the United National Party came to a head yesterday with several leaders of the party suggesting various options on the election.