SL to commence manufacture of saline and affiliated liquids in September

A local Company has established a plant in Pallekelle with the capacity to manufacture 43 mn Sterile Liquid Large Volume Parentals (SLLVP)’s per annum

Sri Lanka surpasses global vaccination average - Ministry

Nearly 57 percent so far received at least first dose

Detection of COVID-19 cases Liberty plaza resumes operations

It was closed over the weekend

Navy seizes Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 65Mn in Northern seas

The Kerala cannabis was stuffed in six gunny sacks

Rescuers give up search for missing girl in Devon Falls

She had lost her balance and fallen down the waterfall

CA orders to demarcate physical boundaries of Muthurajawela Sanctuary

Waste is being dumped and the lands are being filled within the Sanctuary regularly

Another petition filed in SC challenging Finance Bill

Petitioner states that clauses 3,4,5 and 6 of the bill make unequal treatment on taxpayers

CEB signs PPA for 350 MW LNG Power Plant

This is the first agreement signed for construction of a major power plant after 6 years

More tea plucked during pandemic: Chairman TSDA

Total tea production expected to exceed 300 million Kg by year end

India joins in observing Esala Poya to mark Buddha’s first teaching

Bodhi tree sapling planted in the garden of Rashtrapati Bhavan

Delta variant cases are in every part of the country: Health Ministry

Delta is becoming the most dominant variant in the world

Estate workers in Talawakelle stage protest against child labour

Protesters lit candles before a portrait of the deceased girl

SLFP asks Prez to enact electoral reforms unless new Constitution is worked out

President informed that its representatives had been disregarded in assignment of development projects at grassroot level

There is nexus between JVP and agrochemical companies

JVP maintained stoic silence when paddy prices dropped during previous rule

Actress arrested and released on police bail after road accident

The injured person was admitted to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital

Several roads in Colombo, Central Province inundated

Traffic blocks were witnessed in several areas in Colombo during showers

Debate on KDU bill on August 6: Dinesh Gunawardena

A seminar will be held at the Parliamentary complex on August 3

Wading through rainwater...

A person walks across a road inundated by rainwater in Ward Place, Colombo.

Majority being hospitalized and dying from Covid haven’t been fully vaccinated: DGHS

People above 30 should also get their vaccine without hesitation

What is needed is not a common alliance but a common policy framework –Ranil

Should accept what is good about the BRI and reject what is bad

SJB won’t work with those guilty of child abuse- Eran

Those who are engaged in child abuse should be dealt with irrespective of their positions,” he said

Delta variant becoming dominant strain in SL: AMS President

It is baffling to see the local medicinal authorities granting approval for vaccines that are not backed by sufficient data on Delta variant

Red alert issued for strong winds : dept of Meteorology

A red alert on gusty winds has been issued for 16 districts, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday . The Department said strong winds could be experienced due to the active south-west monsoon conditions over the country. F

State Minister charges opposition makes way for new Covid-19 clusters

The opposition had not done anything for the protection of people at a time when not only Sri Lanka but also the whole world was facing the pandemic

Death of girl: Police say independent probes underway without any interference

At least 35 statements have been recorded over the death as of now

Jeewan satisfied with ongoing investigations into death of young girl at Bathiudeen’s house

State Minister of Estate Infrastructure Facilities and General Secretary of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) Jeewan Thondaman expressed satisfaction about the ongoing investigations into the death of the domestic aide at former Minis

Another girl cruelly harassed in Alankudawa, Puttalam

She had been subjected to physical harassment for two years by her aunt

Foreign Secretary says it is time for the UK to recognize SL’s progress on human rights

The ongoing strategic competition in the Indian Ocean, which despite Covid constraints, continued unabated. Speaking of the ongoing global power struggle, he said Sri Lanka’s response was to follow a foreign policy of neutrality whilst remaining non-aligned

Govt to maintain register on domestic aides : Minister

Parents of domestic worker who died at the residence of Bathiudeen to receive a house

State Minister warns of a teacher COVID-19 cluster

Teachers demonstrate regardless of health guidelines