The Railways Department yesterday decided to limit all train services up to Negombo on the Colombo-Puttalam line from this evening, the General Manager Railways Dilantha Fernando said.

Government should not act like Nero, who played the fiddle when Rome was burning, but should announce a complete lock-down to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infection, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa told a news conference ye

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse had told former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya that calling for an all party conference will be considered when a nomination for the election is closed after Thursday March 19 2020.

Measures are being taken in collaboration with Sri Lankan diplomatic mission in India to bring back 1,200 Sri Lankan Buddhist pilgrims belonging to 22 tour groups, the Foreign Relations Ministry said yesterday. The Ministry said the High

Pasan Amaraweera, son of Power, Energy and Commuter Transport Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, who has arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday night from England has been sent for a 14 day quarantine spell as required to prevent an infection. Minist

Everyone should support the government to prepare and implement a national plan to combat the COVID-19 infection, former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday. “I appeal to the people

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has decided to close down all of its recreational parks including the Vihara Maha Devi Park, clinics, sports grounds and libraries for two weeks, Mayoress Rosy

Former UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake has been appointed as the National Organiser of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) its Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday. Mr Premadasa who m

The Prisons Department today said that all prisons in the country will cease to permit visitors from today onwards, in order to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Commissioner of Prisons (Administration) Bandula Jayasinghe said no outsiders wou

The Chairman , Vice Chairman and another member of the Welikanda Pradeshiya Sabha were taken into custody yesterday for allegedly obstructing the duties of the government doctors, according to the police. They have been arre

A total of 200 Sri Lankans and 15 foreign nationals were under medical observation for possible infection at various hospitals in the country. 71 Sri Lankans and one foreigner at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Angoda, 19 Sri Lankan

It is only the Coronavirus that could stand in the National Election Commission’s way preventing the holding of the Parliamentary election on April 25 as scheduled, Chairman of the Election Commi

The Acting Chief Basnayaka Nilame Dilruwan Rajapaksa says in a statement issued that there is no truth in the news being spread in social media about closing of the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devala

Two suspects were arrested with 19,500 kgs of refuse tea by the STF during two raids carried out at Bopitiya in Pamunugama on Saturday. The STF said initially they had seized a container travelling on the Bopitiya - Ja Ela road and had seized 17,50

The Government should give the correct picture to the people on COVID -19 without allowing others to utter about the disease, United National Party the ( UNP) said yesterday. UNP former MP Palitha Range Bandara told a press conference yesterday t

A senior official of the Anuradhapura prison said that official duties of the prison had been obstructed since many prison officers have not reported to work after an inmate had been admitted to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on suspicion of havi

The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau has taken steps to issue permits for sand transportation once again from today (16). The issuing of permits to transport sand and earth was suspended subs

The group of former electoral organisers of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) who opposed their party contesting the forthcoming General Election in coalition with Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna (SLPP) are to support the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) l

Two suspects had been arrested with a stock of 485kgs of Kerala cannabis by the Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard during two search operations carried out in the northern seas on Saturday, Navy Spokesman Isuru Sooriyabandara said. He said naval person

Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) had decided to remove a wide range of wireless mobile phones which cannot be used under the mobile frequency range in Sri Lanka.

The religious title “Agga Maha Panditha” was conferred on the Most Ven. Prof. Kotapitiye Rahula Anunayake Thera of Sri Lanka by the government of Myanmar last Monday, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Yangon said. The ceremony was he

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva making a special announcement last evening requested the public to have faith in them in handling the well being of the inmates detained at the quarantine centres. “No one should b

Former Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera yesterday urged Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to retire from politics and hand over the leadership of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa so that he can implem

Condemning the incident where a university student was warded after being injured as a result of ragging, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday said that ragging should be banned and made a criminal offence. “It is sad t

Former MP Rajitha Senaratne yesterday said he was still trying to bring the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the UNP onto a common platform. Dr. Senarat

The Sri Lanka Embassy in Tokyo introduced an Information Tracking System for consular service recipients in March, the foreign ministry said.

The time was ripe to introduce laws afresh to deal with those who challenge laws pertaining to the prevention of diseases and disrupt quarantine and disseminate fabrications, misinformation, misint

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday urged the government to introduce a national action plan to rescue the country and the people from the COVID19 virus considering it a nationa

With the aim of protecting work sites from the spread of Coronavirus or Covid19, the relations has decided to set up special task teams. The Labour Department informs that this decision was taken at a sp

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to expel former MP Vijith Wijayamuni Zoysa and several local government members from the party, SLFP media spokesman Weerakumara Dissanayake said. He said the decision was taken at the Central Working Co