Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has tested positive to Covid-19.

Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal was quick to set the record straight with regard to Sri Lanka’s intention to reach out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance.

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa put his foot in his mouth this week when he made a startling revelation to a Sinhala newspaper stating that during the height of Sri Lanka’s civil war, Sri Lanka had purchased weapons from North Korea using dollars

Health authorities have observed a dramatic increase in the number of people getting the booster dose over the last few days, as misconceptions regarding the booster shot are getting debunked.

The son of State Minister Arundika Fernando has been arrested for assaulting the students at the Ragama Medical Faculty.

The prevailing power crisis is not a true power crisis but an orchestrated attempt to sell the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to a foreign country in the future, a CPC trade union leader said in response to the sudden shutdown of the Kelanitissa

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is ready to go for any election, which the law permits, anytime, Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa said today.

The Kelanitissa Combined Cycle Power Station (165MW) and Kelanitissa power station (115 MW) were completely shut down this evening due to inadequate supply of diesel, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

On Tuesday, Denmark lifted nearly all the restrictions authorities had imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, despite a high incidence rate in the country.

One should not harp on my statement on purchasing dollars from the black market so that unwanted trouble could be avoided, Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa said a shortwhile ago.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today lodged a complaint with the IGP over the slow pace of the investigations into the egg attack on JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Former JVP MP Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila today assured the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake that he would provide complete fuel stocks for next week’s electricity generation.

State Minister Arundika Fernando today said that he would resign from his post if a vehicle belonging to the Coconut Development Board (CDB) was involved in the assault of the Ragama medical faculty undergrads.

Former Sri Lanka Test Captain Suranga Lakmal has informed Sri Lanka Cricket that he will retire from all forms of International Cricket following the completion of the upcoming Sri Lanka Tour of India 2022, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said.

The Export Import Bank (EXIM) of India and the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) signed a USD 500 million Line of Credit (LOC) Agreement for purchase of petroleum products today, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said.

The Elections Commission requested people to contact the respective Grama Niladharis to include and ensure the name in the 2022 Electoral Register.

At least six suspects were arrested in connection with the assault on three medical faculty students attached to the Ragama Medical Faculty, SDIG Ajith Rohana said.

All government and semi-government schools will be closed from February 7, on account of the commencement of the GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examination.

Ape Janabala Party today informed Supreme Court that it has taken a decision to withdraw the letter issued expelling Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera from party membership.

Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara has directed the IGP to conduct a thorough investigation into the assault on three medical faculty students attached to the Ragama Medical Faculty last night.

A corruption case filed against Minister Wimal Weerawansa was today fixed for trial by Colombo High Court. High Court Judge Nawaratne Marasinghe fixed the case to be taken up for trial on July 17.

The order regarding a bail application filed on behalf of Attorney-at-law Hejaaz Hizbullah was today reserved for February 7 by the Court of Appeal.

While expanding the luxury bus service from Makumbura Multi-modal Transport Centre (MTC) to the expressway, 25 inter-provincial luxury bus services on 17 routes were launched from the MTC.

Three medical faculty students have been hospitalized after a group of outsiders have attacked the hostel of the Kelaniya University’s Faculty of Medicine in Ragama last night.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested by the STF with four kilos of hashish valued at Rs. 4 million during a raid at Mahawatta in Grandpass.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said there would be a possibility of moving the country towards another lock down if the government, including all responsible authorities, did not take maximum effort to strengthen the COVID vacc

The Kollupitiya Police have arrested 14 suspects including 12 foreign nationals during a raid on an unlicensed night karaoke club in Kollupitiya last night.

Two suspects were arrested with €46,000 (equivalent to Rs.11 million) while attempting to smuggle the currency to Dubai this morning, Customs Deputy Director (Legal) and media spokesman Sudatta Silva said.

The amount of waste being generated by the Covid-19 pandemic is a threat to the environment and human health, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

Though President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government were committed to use 70% of renewable energy for power generation by 2030, certain top officials of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and in the power and energy sector were not coming forward