Steps underway to register Pfizer, Sputnik V and AstraZeneca vaccines

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is having an inspection tour with the proprietor of South Asia’s largest tyre manufacturing plant, Nandana Lokuwithana during its ceremonial opening in Horana yesterday. Ferentino Tyre Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. has a ta

Health authorities inspect 2,823 private and state institutions within 2 days

While claiming that the discussion between Port Trade Unions’ and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was unsuccessful, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday they would contin

Says release of Pilleyan and Ranjan’s sentence unrelated

He would be subjected to PCR today

Hindu devotees celebrating their Tamil harvest festival of Thai Pongal yesterday at a Hindu Kovil in Colombo.

33-year-old England all-rounder was Sri Lanka’s first case of the UK strain

The management of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) in Malabe had posted an advertisement on a website under the Commercial Property section on Wednesd

Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda stressed the need to initiate a dialogue with the Indian Ocean littoral states on the abuse of fisheries resources in the region by other countries, a statement from the Fisheries Ministry said.

The 13th Executive Council Meeting of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace was held with the participation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Sri Sambodhi Viharaya in Colombo 7 yesterday, a statement from the President’s Media Division said.

Human rights concerns to be raised in virtual meeting

Public assistance sought to locate him

Airport will be opened for tourists on Jan. 21 after rectifying shortcomings

Four more Covid-19 related deaths were reported yesterday increasing the death toll to 251, the Government Information Department said. A 47-year-old male from Dummalasuriya, a 72-year-old male from Galgamuwa, a 57-year-old female from Galle and a 53

Antigen tests on school van operators, long distance bus passengers

Previous Govt. had only leased state entities which can be regained even after 99 years

The person who was found to have been infected with the new COVID-19 variant is a visiting overseas cricketer who had

Violating conditions and guidelines imposed by the Wild Life Conservation Department (WLCD), a charity organization backed by a powerful political hand has cleared and filled a part of land belonging to the Attidiya Bird Sanc

Around 463 PCR tests have been carried out in Parliament yesterday, that included Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene, MPs, staff, security personnel and police on duty at the Parliamentary premises, Sergeant-at-Arms Narendra

Army Commander General Shavendra Silva urged a group of hotel owners to give maximum possible relief to visitors who come from foreign countries by lowering the charges to undergo quarantine.

It was observed that people in several areas in Colombo disobeying quarantine regulations and are engaging in various

An armed STF serviceman guards a demonstration organised by Parliamentarians of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya at the Inde

Public urged not to panic

While taking measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus and detect mutated versions of the virus in Sri Lanka, the au

297 ambulances are in operation islandwide

The Criminal Investigations Department has arrested two suspects, including an accomplice of drug kingpin Mohammed Siddique with Rs.12.6 million in cash and 40 sovereigns of gold jewellery in Grandpass, Police said.

Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage yesterday remanded the three suspects, including Ayesha Siddhika Mohamed Wa

Fifteen MPs have in writing requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to safeguard the privileges of MPs and their righ

The document focuses on the Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region