Sajith says ready to take responsibility for Easter attack

Calls for capital punishment against terrorists, drug dealers

Correction

Correction of the News item published in the Daily Mirror Newspaper dated 6th March 2021 titled “Catholic Churches in Archdiocese of Colombo will observe five minutes silence” Colombo

Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force calls on PM

This visit signifies the strong bond and friendship between the two countries and their Armed Forces

Provincial Council Elections UNP and SJB deny social media reports on formation of alliance

The United National Party (UNP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB) yesterday denied social media reports that they are slated to forge an alliance to contest the Provincial Council elections expected to be held later this year.

Burying COVID-19 victims begins

Two burials took place in Oddamavadi

Gas prices likely to increase

We have not endorsed a price hike for the last five years

Reacting to Ahimsa: US Congress urges justice in SL

Former Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera also praised Ahimsa Wickrematunge for ‘courageously continuing her fight for justice for her father,’ even ‘at a time when impunity has become the law of the land’

China to donate 600,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine

NMRC is yet to give regulatory clearance

Post of Secy. to Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation Retd. Maj. Gen. Sumedha Perera turns down offer

The appointment letter signed by Secretary to the President was sent to Mr. Perera on February 23

Burials of Covid-19 victims Douglas proposes alternate lands instead of Iranativu

He had planned to set up a sea cucumber export village

Deaths after vaccination; not due to effects of vaccine

The cause for deaths was not attributed to the vaccine and it had no links to it

S’gamuwa PC takes steps to teach Hindi language

Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council has taken steps to teach Hindi language in schools in Kegalle and Ratnapura districts. Dur

Report likely to aggravate current political crisis in SL - Champika

The recommendations on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in her report are likely to aggravate the current political crisis in Sri Lanka and will make life more difficult for average citize

COVAX Vaccine First consignment to be given to 60-plus age group

264,000 doses are to be received. The WHO is to provide a total of 1.44 million doses

Navy seizes 2,712 kg of dried turmeric

Navy also arrested seven suspects

Tomorrow’s mass in memory of those who died during Easter Sunday attacks Catholic Churches in Archdiocese of Colombo will observe five minutes silence

The Catholic Churches in the Archdiocese of Colombo will observe silence for five minutes during tomorrow’s Mass in memory of those who died during the Easter Sunday attacks, Head of the Social Relations Unit of the Church Fr. Jude Chrisha

Cancer Treatment Unit of Badulla Hospital closed yesterday

35 individuals including 13 members of the hospital staff, 22 patients and eight private attendants tested positive for COVID-19

SL hopeful of furthering trade with Pakistan after Imran’s visit

The High Commissioner said that both countries should take full benefit of the FTA between them

Protecting ‘Crudia Zeylanica’ tree in Central expressway Additional cost of Rs.8 Bn if original plan altered

The people of the country demand that the tree be protected

Colombo city faces poor oxygen percentage threat

Plans to initiate a day-to-day oxygen testing programme in the city of Colombo

SI involved in killing was an MSD member: Harin

He and MSD team were withdrawn in Oct. 2018

Non payment of electricity bills: Some tourist hotels facing threat of power disconnection: Minister

Despite the government granting electricity concessions to tourist hotels, there are complaints that some regional office

Iranaitivu not suitable for burial of Covid victims: Devananda

Move will hamper all govt. projects aimed at grossing more than US $ 25 million in foreign exchange

Russia’s Sputnik vaccine approved for emergency use in SL

Late-stage trials reveal vaccine gives around 92% protection against COVID-19

Chinese loan and currency swap arrangement on the way

SL envoy holds talks with Vice Foreign Minister

Level 1 hotels: VIP among local guests asked to vacate

A VIP is among long-staying local guests asked to vacate newly certified Level 1 hotels in and around Colombo, Daily Mirror learns.

Govt. slams Ahimsa for trying to “destroy” Sri Lanka

Foreign Secretary Admiral Jayanath Colombage firmly rebuked a widely distributed article by Ahimsa Wickrematunge published yesterday in the Washington Post criticising President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the present government for denying justice for the murder of her father, founding editor of The Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was kill

PCoI into Political Victimisation Leading lawyers raise concern on content of commission report

Signed by K. Kanag-Isvaran, Ikram Mohamed, Faisz Musthapha, Upali Gooneratne, Geoffrey Alagaratnam, Romesh de Silva, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Saliya Pieris, Nihal Jayamanna, Upul Jayasuriya and U.R.D. Silva, the team of lawyers requested the BASL Secretary to obtain certified copy of the entirety of the proceedings along with the final report submitted from the President’s Secretary

Use of plastic garlands banned during Poojas: CEA

At Kataragama, Bellanwila, Pillewa, Kelaniya, Ratnapura and Navagamuwa Devalas

Development work will be completed by 2023 Tenders to be called to develop ETC: Minister

While revealing that tenders will be called from contractors to develop the Eastern Terminal of Colombo Port during the second week of this month, Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardene yesterday said development work would