CWC asks for most efficacious booster shots

Says that it would otherwise be a sheer waste of money

100 per cent cash deposit requirement for L/Cs No reason for price hike of imported items: Bandula

Country facing worst ever foreign exchange crisis

President instructs to submit report if curfew lifted after Sept. 21

All parents of students should be vaccinated before reopening schools

People suspect a nexus between present rulers and Easter Sunday bombers: Opposition MP

The remarks made by the Defence Secretary that there is a conspiracy to blame the attack on the President and the government is a blow aimed at Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith

Sri Lanka ranks 29 on global review of suicide: WHO

Globally over 700,000 people die by suicide every year

CEJ urges to rectify AG’s advice to release 15 elephants

Says release of 15 elephants are contrary to the laws and an erosion of the Rule of Law in the country

Quarantine Curfew until 4 a.m. on September 21

Steps taken to keep economic centres open

Delta variant responsible for 95.8% of COVID-19 infections in SL: USJ

It is important to find out the prevalence of different variants in different provinces in SL

People purchasing essentials at Narahenpita EC

People queue to purchase essentials at Narahenpita economic centre after quarantine curfew was extended till September 21 2021

Drastic action will be taken against profiteering: Namal Regardless of their status or political affiliations

Minister Namal Rajapaksa stressed that drastic action would be taken against individuals for profiteering under the cur

25 HHOT units distributed to General and SLAF hospitals

Units manufactured SLAF engineers

Begging while maintaining social distance

He is poor and uneducated, but was sensible enough to maintain social distance when begging. This man was spotted in Colombo on September 09, 2021.

Self proclaimed spiritual healer Eliyantha White infected with COVID-19

White, drew criticism from the public for dropping pots filled with a concoction into the rivers, as part of a ritual to eradicate COVID-19 from Sri Lanka

Podi Lassie files FR challenging his continuous detention

Continuous detention of Podi Lassie without naming him as a suspect or without reporting of facts against him constitutes a violation of his rights to equality

Director-General of Zoology Dept. resigns

She had expressed her gratitude to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Government for appointing her as the Director-General on January 24, 2020

GMOF President admitted to ICU with COVID-19: CSTH

Dr. Bellana was admitted to the CSTH a few days ago and he had been transferred to a private hospital for Intensive Care Unit treatment

Emergency should be lifted forthwith: Ruwan

Says It has not yielded the expected result

New test kit ’RT-LAMP’ with swift results than PCR, RAT introduced

The new test kit known as the ’Reverse Transcription Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification’ , will provide faster results than the RAT or PCR tests and costs as low as Rs.1,500

Questionable last will of late Miss Ceylon Jennifer Ingleton Magisterial inquiry postponed due to pandemic situation

She had been looked after by suspect Sujeewa Jayathileke and one lady by the name of Kurulu who were not the blood relations of her family

Fully vaccinated people still susceptible to severe COVID disease or death: SLMA

People over 60 who had been given the two doses of Sinopharm, and those with a weak immune system, be given a third dose, with AztraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna vaccines

Discussions underway to vaccinate students from grade 7 to 13 : govt

Minister Rambukwella said the World Health Organisation and other international organisations have recommended giving COVID vaccines to school children

Appointing Monitoring MPs a waste of time: Sajith

The government has forgotten the supreme duty of safeguarding the people in this pandemic situation

Disappearance of data files at NMRA: EPIC Lanka CEO granted bail

The Additional Magistrate ordered the suspect to be released on bail as investigations have not revealed his direct involvement in the destruction of the database

Health Ministry clarifies health expert’s view on delaying pregnancy

He had expressed his personal views in order to educate the people on the prevailing situation

School closures lead to inequities in learning opportunities in South Asia: UNICEF

School closures in South Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have interrupted the learning of 434 million children

Cardinal alleges PM, FM intend to mislead Pope over Easter Sunday probe

The motive of the PM’s visit is a move to cover up, and mislead the Pope and the international community

Reopening of schools not appropriate in this Covid situation: DG Health

The Health Ministry is not in a position to give the green light to reopen schools at present

Not the signs that influenced Siddhartha Gautama

These are not the signs that influenced Prince Siddhartha Gautama once but a Buddhist monk goes passing a container outside the Colombo National Hospital Mortuary yesterday, where two employees are clearing the polythene bags used to carry the remains of the Covid victims. Pic by waruna wanniarachchi 

Sinopharm group expresses interest in setting up vaccine refilling plant in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan ambassador calls on group chairman Liu Jingzhen

Police seek public support to locate local ’Bob Marley’

The police has sought public assistance to locate the main suspect, who was involved in smuggling drugs into the country on a multi-day trawler. Five men were arrested by the officers of the State Intelligence service and Sri Lanka Navy for attempting to smuggle 288.664 kg of heroin into the country on August 31.