US Charge d’ Affaires calls on Foreign Minister

Charge d’ Affaires of the US Embassy in Colombo Martin T. Kelly called on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry yesterday.

Chandimal, Piumi want Chamuditha in for breaking quarantine law

Event organizer Chandimal Jayasingha, model Piumi Hansamali and 14 other individuals who are presently undergoing

Rajitha tells Ranil not to be misled by those who have joined UNP recently

“One MP cannot confront around 50 MPs and I hope Mr. Wickremesinghe will understand this reality as a mature politician”

Govt. expects to vaccinate entire population by early 2022 - Shavendra

Development continues without compromising workers health

ITSSL Chairman arrested for sharing false news about Govt. websites: Police

The Criminal Investigation Department arrested Chairman of the Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka (ITSSL) Rajeev Yasi

Govt.’s move to grant licenses to brew liquor during Poson outrageous – Opposition

Questionable how the Premier, who is also the Minister of Buddhasasana could allow this especially during a sacred month in the Buddhist calendar

CB instructs to provide ‘uninterrupted services’

‘Meanwhile, the Central Bank in a circular yesterday instructed banks to provide uninterrupted services during COVID-19 outbreak.

Contradictory stats in Health Ministry and Epidemiology Unit websites

The Health Ministry has recorded the number of active patients at 31,466, while the Epidemiology Unit gave the figure as 36,287

UNP has decided to send the party leader to Parliament as he is a mature politician - Ruwan

Mr. Wijewardene said the UNP leader had voiced his opinion from the time the pandemic began

New detention facility gazetted

Counter terror unit to hold PTA suspects

Russian FM talks to Dinesh Gunawardane Move to co-produce Sputnik V in Sri Lanka

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov who had a telephone conversation with his Sri Lankan counterpart Dines

82 COVID patients in ICUs; limited number of beds left for active cases

It was reported that 82 COVID-19 patients are currently receiving treatment at Intensive Care Units in hospitals, Deputy Dire

Private banks closed for regular services; ordered to carry out only”internal operations”

Leading private banks publish notices informing customers of branch closures

Call to sack MoH Spokesman who argued murdered journalists were ‘third class’

Remarks made at a media conference by Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Hemantha Herath that journalists who had been killed

Japan Gymnastics Assocn. donates gymnastics equipment to SL

Japansese ambassador Sugiyama handed over a consignment of gymnastics equipment, donated by the Japan Gymnastics Association to Mr. R.A.K. Jeewantha, the General Secretary of the National Gymnastics Association of Sri Lanka, at a brief ceremony held on 31st May, 2021 in the presence of Youth and Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa, a statement from the embassy said. The equipment includes a Vaulting Table, a Runway for Vaulting Table, Vaulting Bo

Resolution against SL in U.S. Congress Sri Lanka says it is against U.S. policy under Democrats and Republicans

Sri Lankan embassy in Washington said it appeared to be influenced by a coterie of sympathisers of the LTTE in the US Congress

Parliamentary session restricted to one day this week

The debate on the Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Bill will take place from 10 am to noon

Man dies after jumping from moving police jeep Two police officers suspended

The officers were suspended as they had not taken proper action regarding the security of the suspect

Govt. promised to rule country on scientific methods: NPP

They say Govt. is now doing the complete opposite

Ranil Wickremesinghe will be appointed as National List MP

UNP has decided to send the party leader to Parliament as he is a mature politician

Travel restrictions are necessary to save people’s lives - PM

Everyone must support the government to overcome the current pandemic despite difficulties

COVID-19 risk minimal among recent flood victims - DMC Director

Most of them have been vaccinated

Allegation of high Sinopharm vaccine price for Sri Lanka No agreement for vaccine purchase with Bangladesh – Chinese mission in Dhaka

Their supplies have been delayed

If people fail to honour travel restrictions, containing COVID takes more time: Health Ministry

The virus could be contained with the help of the prevailing travel restrictions

UNP Deputy Leader makes donation to Corona Ward at Gampaha Hospital

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene yesterday handed over a donation to obtain a wall mount oxygen system for the newly constructed Corona Ward of the Gampaha Hospital to Director Dr. Priyantha Illepperuma. Deputy Dir

Voyage Data Recorder of X-Press Pearl brought to Court

The sleuths of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) brought the Voyage Data Recorder of X-Press Pearl to Court as part of legal proceedings to s

SLAF aircraft made emergency landing at Irakkandi

A Cessna 150 aircraft used for basic training of pilots of the Sri Lanka Air Force made an emergency landing at Irakkandi area near the Nilaveli beach in Trincomalee yesterday due to a technical fault. The SLAF sai

Vaccination roll out extended to 12 more districts from today

One million doses of Sinopharm vaccines were brought to Sri Lanka on Sunday

The transformational journey of Sri Lanka & the region… President invites investors across the world to join

The three-day forum is organised by the Board of Investment, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Colombo Stock Exchange

PHI Union says Not practical to relax travel restrictions on June 14

Though travel restrictions were imposed, daily routine of many same as before