Services of all rice mills have been declared an essential service under the COVID- 19 quarantine process since the provision of essential foods and rice production storage and distribution is imp

Two labourers who depend on daily wages are seen transporting a stock of essential goods yesterday at the Manning Market in Colombo when curfew was effective to restrict day-to-day life amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

AMPARA Eight family members of the coronavirus patient from the Akkaraipattu Grama Niladhari area, along with the driver of the van that transported the patient from Colombo, have been referred to

All pharmacies in the country, except in the districts that have been identified as high-risk and areas that have been completely sealed off due to quarantine measures, will be kept open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. a statement said. The decision has been t

DIYAGAHAGE The body of a coronavirus patient’s father was cremated at the Dadalla crematorium in Galle in compliance with WHO regulations on disposal of bodies of COVID-19 victims. The deceased from Kohugoda in Maliduwa off Akuressa had been a para

The Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) has manufactured several herbal products that can be used in the fight against coronavirus, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardane told Daily Mirror yesterday. “ITI has developed a hand sani

The April spring festival in Nuwara Eliya has been postponed for August in view of the prevailing threat of the COVID -19 pandemic. Mayor Chandana Lal Karunaratne said despite all arrangements being made to hold the festival in April as usual, the

About 15 individuals from six families from Rubber Watte Road at Nedimala, in Dehiwala who had been associated with the sixth patient to die of Coronavirus were placed under quarantine for 14 days from Wednesday evening

The distribution of vegetables through Divisional Secretariat’s under the new scheme introduced by the Presidential Task Force had commenced on Wednesday (8). Stocks of vegetables were delivered to the traders under the

It has been decided at a group meeting of the government to keep all major rice mills in the country open to avoid any shortage of ri

A group of three fishermen transporting a stock of heroin from Mutwal to Negombo by sea were arrested by the Dungalpitiya police during a raid carried out in the Negombo lagoon. The suspects had been transporting heroin by sea, to avoid being checked

Traders and farmers are resorting to haphazard trade activities by road sides and in remote areas with no concern about the danger of COVID -19 after the closure of the Dambulla Economic Centre much to the anxiety of health authorities.

In order to determine if there are more COVID-19 patients in the country, the number of tests conducted would be increased islandwide, Director-General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Anil Jasinghe said. He said this a

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva who spearheads the fight against COVID-19 endemic said a new wave of enthusiasm has been generated in the indigenous medicine sector and that could help

At the last Colombo tea auction held on Tuesday (07) there was a heavy demand for ‘Ceylon Black Tea’ and a good price of over Rs. 700 per kilogram, plantation Industries and Agricultural Exports Minister Ramesh Pathirana said.

Stating that there may also be delays in drawing down the US$ 128 million (Rs. 24.4 billion) soft-loan granted by the World Bank Group for fighting COVID-19, former Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera yesterday said the governm

Trembling waves that lashed against the land in Kalutara North due to a high tide on Tuesday evening (07) had ca

Distributing A lorry load of papaw transported from Norochcholai to Tissamaharama was not permitted by the health authorities and 13 individuals from Tissamaharama area who were unloading the stock were placed under quarantine.

A PC from the Puttalam Police and three others travelling by trishaw without a curfew pass, were interdicted with immediate effect by Puttalam ASP. They had been arrested at Kochchikade in Negombo by the Negombo Police. Investigations revealed that

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said banks and financial institutions should be informed before April 30 to obtain deferment credit facilities.

A member of the Thanamalwila Pradeshiya Sabha and five others have been wanted by the Sevanagala Police in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old mentally retarded girl. A seni

The Foundation for Civilian Bravery (FCB) in recognition of the immense bravery displayed by the medical personnel to save lives of civilians infected with the COVID-19 virus has taken action to include them for the National

Heads of Medical Colleges who met Health Minister Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi yesterday insisted that a strict control on health, law and order and administrative aspects were necessary to prevent the Covid-19 escalating in the countr

The “Aluth Sahal Mangalyaya”, to offer the first portion of rice in the Maha Season to the Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura was held with Chief Incumbent of the Ruwanweliseya Chethiya and Sanghanayake of the Nuwara Kalaviya Ven. Pallegama Hemaratha

The founder of Homagama Base Hospital (HBH), B. A. Semaneris Appuhamy built this hospital on his own five-acre land and donated it to the Government of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) on February 16, 1946, in the presence of the Head of Sta

A female Russian tourist who had been staying in a lodge in Gothamipura in Kataragama was placed under 14 days quarantine

The Government has decided to close all Economic Centres in the country to prevent people from gathering into economic centres exposing them to the threat of Coronavirus spreading, informed sources said. The Presid

A suspected COVID-19 positive patient who had fled from the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on Monday (6) was arrested by Ke

The Industrial Development Board under the Ministry of Industry and Supply Management has come forward to provide all necessary facilities to the industrialists and inventors who have contributed immensely to the Government’s effor