PM not sought a meeting with Pope nor will talk of Easter Sunday while in Italy 

PM’s office says visit to Italy is to attend G-20 Interfaith Forum

SL reiterates study on the origin tracing of Coronavirus should not be politicized

Sri Lanka notes the leading role played by the WHO in this regard

Tourism Chairperson defends request to relax guidelines for travellers

Letter sent to Health DG also seeks removal of PPE for vaccinated flight crew

Delay pregnancy by a year – Gynaecologist

Delta poses risk to mother and child

UN Special Rapporteurs recommend to review PTA

Emphasis on PTA which allowed Hizbullah to be held without charge for almost a year with severely restricted access to lawyers

Gazette on captive elephants: Minister disagrees with some clauses

If a person cannot come up with justifiable reasons as to how an elephant was obtained, such a person should not be granted the opportunity to register the animal

Some police stations defaulted in paying water bills

Some police stations had defaulted in paying water bills, the government said yesterday. Minister of Water Supply Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that raids had to be carried out on these police stations to recover th

U.S. CDC warns against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica, and Brunei

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warned against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica and Brunei becaus

Cabraal seeks CB Governor’s post with Cabinet status

He had sought the post with authority similar to that of a Cabinet Minister in terms of protocols to enter into negotiations

Top Covid expert Dr. Ananda & another resign from COVID Technical Committee

Dr Wijewickrama’s Committee was not aware about the decision to vaccinate the age group of 20 to 29 in the Hambantota with Pfizer and the people in Kandy were to be vaccinated with a single Sputnik-V after taking consent letters signed

I will take up CB Governor post - Cabraal

I expect to tender my resignation as a National List Member of Parliament of the SLPP

‘Cabinet grants approval for import of cattle’

Cabinet approval has been granted on Monday to import 4,200 heads of cattle and lease out 2,771 acres to five private companies to grow grass as feeder for the imported cattle at a cost of Rs. eight billion, Agriculture Minister Mahinda

Difficulties in financing imports will be eased: Co-Cabinet Spokesman

Co-Cabinet Spokesman Plantation Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said the present difficulties in financing imports with foreign

Outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic Rs 1,600 billion revenue loss to SL Govt: Basil

The revenue received from the Inland Revenue Department, Customs and Excise Department had gone down drastically because of the lockdown

Decision to quit from Tech. Committee Health Ministry invites Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama to reconsider his decision

His decision to step down would badly affect the way forward in terms of eliminating COVID-19

Health situation to become satisfactory only when daily cases drop below 100: Dr. Hemantha Herath

A top health official said yesterday that daily Covid cases should be brought down to less than 100 for the situation to be

Easter Sunday attacks Premier to brief Vatican on progress of action taken:Cabinet Spokesman

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Affairs Minister Prof. G.L.Pieris will brief the Vatican on the progress made in c

Suspect arrested for drug trafficking COVID-19 situation not an exceptional circumstance to get bail: CA

The Court of Appeal held in a recent judgment that the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country does not amount to an exc

Ranil urges Speaker to act against Nagananda

He said the particular Lawyer had made a false allegation

Heavy rains in up-country; Motorists warned

Heavy rains experienced in the Western slopes in the up-county hills have endangered several areas with earth-slips, Asst.Directo

Covid-19 Introduce joint treatment methodology of Western, Ayurvedic practices: Rathana Thera

Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera yesterday urged the Government to introduce a joint treatment methodolo

Govt.conducting seminar for Judges Opposition calls for debate in Parliament

Claims undue influence brought upon Judges

SL’s anti vaxxers cause alarm for medical workers

Health authorities yesterday urged all those above 30 years and those above 60 years who are yet to be vaccina

Experts urge those who recover from COVID to avoid strenuous work for a few weeks

Medical experts yesterday urged all those who had recovered from any variant of the COVID-19, not to over-exert or do

State of emergency declared not to militarise country but to provide essential goods : Aluthgamage 

Businessmen engaged in rice and sugar were manipulating the market

35 acre land of Welikada prison complex to be allocated for investments

Welikada Prison premises in Borella will be set aside for investments after the prison complex is moved to Horana The Welikada Prison complex will be moved to a 200 acre land in Millewa, Horana The Urban Development Authority is already planning to set aside its chapel ward and prison headquarters building for a hotel project

No truth in reports about non-acceptance of ‘credentials’ of Milinda Moragoda: Indian HC

There is no truth in reports about the non-acceptance of ‘credentials’ of Milinda Moragoda, the High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to India by the Government of India, the High Commission of India, Colombo clarified. The High Commission said this in response to several media reports regarding the non acceptance of the ‘credentials’ of Milinda Moragoda, who has arrived in New Delhi.

Parliament approves emergency regulations imposed to distribute essential goods

Emergency regulations imposed by the government to distribute essential goods to the people was approved in Parliament y

Bathiudeen remanded till September 17 over the death of 16-yeat-old girl

Rishad’s brother-in-law and the broker released on bail

Oxygen stored in bowsers

Oxygen will be stored in a bowser for a leading private hospital in Colombo. The government has decided to import oxygen to S