The Peliyagoda fish market will be closed for three days from today, Business Association of the Peliyagoda Central Fish Marke

With the curfew been relaxed in parts of the country yesterday, long queues were seen outside wine stores. One such queue is seen here outside a wine store in Ampara.

The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) said yesterday, experts and all persons who loved the country, were astounded by government’s decision to re-open bars along with relaxation of curfew. The organisation urged the President to take urge

When the curfew was relaxed in18 districts for 15 hours yesterday between 5.00 am to 8.00 pm, most of the people in those districts paid scant respect to repeated requests by government, the heath authorities or security officials and flocked to the

A stock of 150,000 kg of vegetables was handed over to the army by a trader in Dambulla Economic Centre to be distributed among the people in Colombo facing hardship due to the curfew. The Good Samari

Civil life in the Dambulla town was back to normal yesterday, after the lifting of the curfew, while Dambulla Economic Centre received large stocks of vegetables and fruits. The price of vegetables

The Education Ministry launched a new TV Channel ‘Guru Gedera’ in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation yesterday (20). The aim of the programme to strengthen the educati

The government has arranged to pay a Rs.5,000 stipend to all families who desperately needed assistance at this difficult time

Minister of Agriculture Chamal Rajapaksa said the government’s decision to ban the import of 17 food items would stand.

The All Ceylon Multi-day Trawler Owners Association said they would carry on deep sea fishing only if they were provided a fuel subsidy of 50 per cent. The President of the association Sujith Samantha told media that they had obtained a

An individual who had captured a fishing cat from the Maduru Oya National Park and attempted to sell it for Rs.20

The Ministry of Education will launch ‘Guru Gedara’ A television channel on April 20 to provide a boost to the education

The government will mediate to purchase the produce that farmers fail to sell under the prevailing situation based on the social benefits scheme implemented by the Presidential Task Force, Director-General of Information Nalaka Kaluwewa s

Operations of the Central Mail Exchange (CME), which ground to a halt for nearly a month owing to the coronavirus outbreak, recommenced yesterday. Pic by Pradeep Pathirana

North Central Province (NCP) Governor Maheepala Herath yesterday handed over a stock of medical equipment valued at more than Rs.2 million to Anuradhapura District Health Services Director A. Ariyaratne during a meeting of the p

Large crowds flocked to the towns in the upcountry yesterday to buy provisions when the curfew was lifted for a few hours after six days. Payment of relief allowance of Rs.5,000 to the estate sector families who had been facing hardship was contin

More than 70,000 kilos of pumpkin had been purchased from the farmers in Anuradhapura District under the governmen

A soldier checks the curfew pass on the Kandy-Colombo Road near Gampaha yesterday, during the curfew hours.

Sri Lanka Missions in the Middle East have reported that the welfare measures for migrant workers in the Middle East have received an added boost this week, following the decision by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (S

Seven villages in Beruwala high-risk zone have been locked down and 11,293 individuals in them confined to self-quarantine. Divisional Secretary Chatura Malraj said China Fort, Pannila, Karandagoda, Kankanamgoda, Walathara, A

Fairly heavy falls of about 50-75 mm are likely at some places particularly in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Southern Provinces, the Department of Meteorology said.

One died and 29 others were injured when two buses transporting a group of individuals from Colombo to the Sampur

With corporate and individual donations and direct donations coming in, the COVID – 19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund‘s balance has now surpassed Rs. 703 million, the President’s Media Division said. President Gotabaya

While vegetable and fruit growers struggle hard to sell their produces at economic centres, Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development Minister Chamal Rajapaksa said all economic centres would be opened in the next few d

Elections can be held on the day that the health authorities and the Government could give an assurance to the Election Commission that not a single life would be lost from COVID-19, Former Finance Minister Mangala Samarawee

Around 200 homeless persons including those who were engaged in small scale trade and depending on daily income were taken away to a quarantine centre in Sampur in the Eastern province by a joint operation carried out by Navy, Police a

Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday advised the transport authority officials to use train services to transport fu

A group of Sri Lankan expatriates in the United Kingdom, India, United Arab Emirates, Maldives and other countries has requested the Sri Lankan government to help them return to the island due to the global crisis caused by the Covid-

The Federation of University Teachers’ Association (FUTA) yesterday requested the University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman to explain the logical basis behind his decision to reopen the universities in May. While issuing a statement, the FUTA

Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) yesterday launched a product to insure the staff of the Health Ministry engaged in the fight against COVID-19 for Rs.1.5 million each, Health Minister Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi said. “The free Life Insurance