People in the country use sachets worth Rs.960 million and 5,475 million lunch sheets a year, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

In the wake of a death of a grade six student due to COVID-19, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH), Director G. Wijesuirya said the inoculation of children under the 12 years of age is still under consideration.

Nuwan Thushara, who was included in the 20 member Sri Lanka Squad to tour Australia and the team trainer Dilshan Fonseka, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Sri Lanka Cricket said.

There will be no power cuts until further notice as relevant fuel stocks have been received to relevant Power Stations, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said.

Denying his involvement in the egg attack on JVP’s rally in Kalagedihena, Tourism Minister and Gampaha District SLPP MP Prasanna Ranatunga requested the President and the IGP to conduct an impartial inquiry into the incident.

Claiming that the egg-throwing attack targeting JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was a politically motivated and organized attack, JVP MP Vijitha Herath said today that a private security firm was behind the attack.

The man who was killed in a shooting in Doha, Qatar last week was not a Sri Lankan worker, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said today.

The body of a male was found from a canal along Lake Drive in Borella today, Police said.

A grade six student from Dhammissara National school in Nattandiya died while being treated for COVID-19 at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Marawila Base Hospital, a hospital spokesman said.

Sixteen trains scheduled for today (31) have been cancelled as several locomotive operators tested positive for COVID-19, Railway authorities said.

The US Dollar crisis in Sri Lanka has caused a long delay in securing the release of several imported items at the Colombo Port, and among them are goods classed as dangerous cargo.

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardane is seeking the President’s intervention to secure the cess revenue from international trade to fund export development programmes, which are critical to meet the country’s export targets.

An attempt to smuggle foreign currency worth Rs.25 million by five men bound for Dubai was thwarted by Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday.

SJB does not have to wait till it comes into power to work for people as it is already receiving assistance from foreign countries, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said over the weekend.

Two men who had thrown eggs at JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s vehicle when he came to Gampaha to attend the Gampaha District convention of the National People’s Power, were nabbed by party supporters and handed over to the Nittambuwa polic

The Daily COVID-19 infections surpassed the 1,000 mark after 124 days showcasing the higher transmissibility of Omicron variant.

Chief incumbent of Minuwangoda Raja Maha Viharaya has been remanded till February 2 by Minuwangoda Magistrate Kesara Samaradiwakara for allegedly assaulting an indivitual and obstructing police after being drunk.

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said the Covid-19 pandemic was the main reason for the country’s economic crisis and that the country could recover from it in the next few months if it could continue without locking the country down.

The Ministry of Power has decided to purchase electricity from private power plants for a short period of time.

The Central agencies and the elite ’Q’ branch of the Tamil Nadu police are on high alert after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) used the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against three people in a fake passport case which was regis

A 6-year-old girl died when a gate fell on her at Thambuththegama yesterday.

Four persons drowned and another reportedly went missing while bathing at Garandi Ella in Etampitiya.

Three more Sri Lankan women’s cricketers, who recently participated in the Women’s Commonwealth Games Qualifiers in Malaysia, have been approached by the organizers to participate in the world’s first privately funded women’s T20 tournament i

The World Health Organisation has said the potential danger to humans from NeoCov, a type of coronavirus that spreads among bats in South Africa, requires further study.

Australia Police believe Sri Lankan national 40-year-old Indika Gunathilaka murdered his four-year-old daughter and six-year-old son before ending his own life in the garage of their home on Essington Street in the southeast Perth suburb of Huntingda

The Bambalapitiya Police have commenced investigations after a 15-year old boy died after falling from the top floor of a 7-storey apartment building at Krester Place in Bambalapitiya last evening.

A total of 82 more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant have been identified from 88 samples in Sri Lanka.

The Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over investigation of the case involving the arrest of a Sri Lankan woman with a fake Indian passport, in Chennai.

A fresh Covid-19 cluster was reported from Parliament with two higher-ups including Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene being tested positive yesterday.

Sri Lanka will take steps to import essential medicinal drugs from India under the line of credit next month, a Minister said.