President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said 13 million people could be vaccinated by the end of September this year.

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An excess of 17 million doses of vaccines, including Sinopharm, Sinovac and Sputnik V are expected to arrive in the country from July to September, the President’s Media Division said.

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Two soldiers were killed while four others were admitted to hospital after an army truck fell into a canal near the Sengaladi Black Bridge in Batticaloa.

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A total of 1,843 more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 214,668, the Health Ministry said

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A Survey Ship of Indian Navy INS Sarvekshak arrived in the Colombo Port yesterday to assist in the Survey efforts being undertaken in the vicinity of the ill fated MV X-Press Pearl and off Colombo.

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Although Sri Lanka sees a downward trend in COVID-19 infections, the Health authorities warned that there is always a risk of emerging new clusters in the country.

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The Immigration and Emigration Department has decided to issue a limited number of passports in the one day and normal service while adhering to health guidelines, Department Controller General U. V. Sarath Rupasiri said

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Basil Rajapaksa will enter Parliament next month after he is sworn in as a national list MP, political sources confirmed to Daily Mirror.

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All national school teachers who have been temporarily attached to another school and have completed their assignments should report to their permanent place after schools re-open, the Education Ministry said.

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While saying that the people’s behaviour during last the three days was not satisfactory, Director-General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardena said the authorities would have to further tighten restrictions if people’s behaviour continues to be irresponsible in the period ahead.

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The Environment Ministry instructed the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to provide their laboratory facilities to facilitate soil testing on farm land, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

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Legal action will be taken on the motorists who enter the Central Expressway (E-04) which is presently under construction, Police Spokesman SGIG Ajith Rohana said.

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The wife of a popular businessman and an employee have been arrested over the death of the businessman in Negombo under mysterious circumstances, the police said.

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The National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) announced that ten Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions in five districts were brought under isolation, while the isolation in two GN divisions in the Colombo district have been lifted.

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The decision to increase fuel prices was a decision taken by the Cost of Living Committee, not a personal decision by the Minister, Udaya Gammanpila. Therefore, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided not to support the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the minister, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

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Presidential pardon of Duminda Silva, a former MP convicted of the murder of a fellow politician, is another example of selective, arbitrary granting of pardons that weakens rule of law and undermines accountability, the UN Human Rights Office said.

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Two youth aged 19 and 24 were killed when their motorcycle collided with a car near the 59th KM post of the Central Expressway which is under construction.

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The inauguration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise-2021 popularly known as CARAT got underway at Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee today with the participation by the Sri Lanka Navy, United States 7th Fleet and Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF).

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A total of 45 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (23) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 2,814.

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With the decision of the Environment Ministry to ban polythene and plastic lunch sheets and shopping bags, local manufacturers are keen to introduce new products made out of eco friendly and easily perishable materials.

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US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B Teplitz today said that Presidential pardon of Duminda Silva was undermining Sri Lanka’s rule of law.

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In the wake of the release of former MP Duminda Silva under a presidential pardon, several inmates of the Mahara and Welikada Prisons who have been sentenced to death have commenced a hunger strike from this afternoon.

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will address the nation in a special statement tomorrow, the Presidential Secretariat said.

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The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to make the public aware whether the due procedure was followed when granting pardon to Duminda Silva.

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Samagi Jana Balawegaya urged the government to reverse the decision made to grant a presidential pardon to former MP Duminda Silva today.

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Widow of former parliamentarian Bharatha Premchandra today vented her anger on social media after the release of Duminda Silva who received a presidential pardon.

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