The monthly allowance issued for the low-income families within the Colombo Municipality area for the month of March, would be delivered t

A total of 2,913 people who had arrived in Sri Lanka from overseas after March 16, had registered with the police by noon yesterday to undergo the process of self-quarantine, DIG Ajith Rohana said. They have done so in line with the request made by t

SriLankan Airlines has implemented cost saving measures to ensure the survival of the national carrier and livelihoods of employees, including the mandatory salary reductions from the staff starting from 2.5% to 25% for a period of three months, the

Hundreds of remand prison inmates who have been incarcerated for their failure to meet bail conditions after they were produc

UNP MPs who met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday had requested him to implement a model to avoid the breaking up of school education programmes. The UNP in a st

The cabinet that met on Tuesday decided to ensure the government’s outright relief package of Rs. 5,000 is received

Two members of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) engaged in the distribution of essential food items to low income families within the city, are alleged to have demanded a share from such items, a fellow council member charged yesterda

A student of Peradeniya University has been arrested and remanded for spreading false information on social media on the C

STF personnel were seen together with the Police in Colombo in maintaining law and order during the curfew hours for the first time yesterday. This was witnessed at the Peliyagoda check point.

The Opposition should also be allowed to play a major role in providing relief to people at this time crisis, The Samagi Jana Balaweg

The case filed by Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage against former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake could not g

Former Central Bank Governor and Economic Consultant to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa proposes to return approximately 20% of the balances amounting to around Rs.500 billion of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) lying, dire

Professor Janaka de Silva stepped down as Director of Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) after a period of six years. Professor Senaka Rajapaksa is appointed as the new Director of the PGIM.

Distribution of essential goods took place in the Colombo City yesterday despite the curfew in force yesterday. The presence of people

The Dambulla Economic Centre has come to a standstill as it is expected to be closed for a period of two weeks, it is reported.

In a bid to protect doctors, nurses and other health staff from the viral infection, the Health Minister Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi yesterday launched a project on trial basis to carry out clinical services through video technology at the Lady R

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council distributed vegetables to needy people in the area yesterday. Pictured here is a woman collecting her vegetables from a worker attached to the municipal Council

The staff of the Embilipitiya Divisional Secretariat and the public who called over there to obtain permits for transport of consu

The staff of a tourist hotel in Kataragama who had been subject to quarantine for 14 days were discharged yesterday. They received the quarantine certificate from Director of Health Services, Moneragala District Dr. P.D.K. Adikari. The 15 me

The Annual April festival held in Nuwara Eliya organised by the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council will not be held this year in view of the prevailing threat of the COVID-19 Pand

Former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is to make a special statement on Thursday on how the Sri

Whilst agreeing with the remark made by Advisor on Economic Affairs to the Prime Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal that returning 20 per

The funds which the government is saving as a result of plummetting oil prices should be used to provide a weekly cash transfer or voucher for Rs 5,000 for the daily wage earners and self employed, former Minister Harsha de Silva said yesterday.

A woman is seen walking with the aid of a walking stick in a deserted Colombo road yesterday.

Parliament must have the opportunity to scrutinise and debate the pre-election budgetary provision report which the government has come up with, former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said in a s

Former MP Dr. Harsha De Silva yesterday commented and clarified on the incident where the Arunodaya Mawatha in Rajagiriya was isolated for several hours yesterday. Dr. De Silva said the area was isolated temporarily and then reopened under strict cur

The Colombo Municipal Council ( CMC) is to begin distributing relief packages containing essential items to low income dwellers in the Colombo City from today amidst allegations by some opposition members o

While curfew remained in force at Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam, Kandy and Jaffna which were identified as high-risk districts by the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPCO), curfew was lifted yesterday in other parts of

The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou, China coordinated the collection of donation items worth RMB 75,000, consisting 35 boxes (501.8 kg) of protective clothing and medical equipment from the Sri Lankan community in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Do

Personal data of subscribers attached to social media and those who are attached to COVID-19 tracking apps are being collected by various cyber criminals, Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka (