The selling or displaying of non-standard plugs in shops and online shops is prohibited in the country, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said

The Health Ministry has observed public hesitancy in getting the booster dose of COVID-19, Director General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardena said today.

The examinations department has decided to select the answer sheet evaluators for the grade five scholarship examination for the year 2021 (January 2022) through online method.

About 10,000 plumbers are providing services in the country and most of them do not hold any qualifications, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said.

Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando today urged the chairmen and top officials of the gas companies to come out of their hiding places and tell the people the truth about the prevailing crisis.

Dr. Shafi Sihihabdeen attached to Kurunegala Hospital who was sent on compulsory leave after being accused of performing illegal sterilisation operations has been reinstated, the Health Ministry said.

Three new cases of Omicron COVID variant have been reported in Sri Lanka, Dr Chandima Jeewandara, the head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology at the Sri Jayewardenepura University said.

Claiming that the payment of US$ 6.7 million to the Chinese fertilizer company should not be made from the taxpayers’ money, JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that it should be paid by the two Agriculture Ministers and the Chairpersons

The Tangalle Police have launched an investigation into the death of an American man who was living alone in a two storey house at Seeni Modara in Tangalle.

The government has decided to appoint a task force headed by the Director-General Health to study and submit a report on the effects of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, the Ministry of Agriculture said today.

Health authorities yesterday said they suspected that more people infected with the Omicron COVID-19 variant may be present in Sri Lanka especially since the country was welcoming tourists and Sri Lankan citizens back from countries such as UK, Europ

The Plantation Ministry is to provide tea plants to everyone free of charge for next year’s cultivation.

The Colombo High Court today ordered to acquit and release interdicted Magistrate Thilina Gamage from a case filed against him for the illegal possession of an elephant calf.

Litro Gas Company, the largest importer and supplier of LP Gas in Sri Lanka today gave an undertaking to Court of Appeal that it will distribute only LP gas cylinders with specific standards approved by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and Sri La

Keerthi Ratnayake, a defence and political analyst attached to Lanka e-News arrested for allegedly giving information to the Indian Embassy in Colombo concerning a possible terrorist attack has been remanded till January 15 by Colombo Fort Magistrate

An online system for the issuing of copies of deeds and extracts was launched today, Register General of the Register General’s Department W.M.M.B. Weerasekara said.

The government has decided to provide 2.3 million coconut seedlings to the public at the Divisional Secretariat level next year, Plantation Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said.

Water supply for several areas in Colombo will be suspended for nine hours from Saturday (18), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.

Nine people were killed on Wednesday after a private aircraft crashed while making an emergency landing at Las Americas Airport in the Dominican Republic’s capital Santo Domingo, according to the plane’s operator, Helidosa Aviation Group.

A special plan of action will be initiated during the forthcoming festive season across the country to enforce the law against drivers violating traffic rules, the police said.

Thousands of people were left stranded due to a sudden strike action launched by the trade unions yesterday.

At least 60 members of parliament are set to spend the year end holiday season abroad, parliamentary sources revealed.

The Health Ministry has issued a set of updated guidelines to be followed by general public from December 16 to 31 in which restrictions on weddings and funerals have been relaxed.

The present foreign exchange crisis has affected the establishment of Letters of Credit(lc) for import of essential pharmaceuticals including the ones used in the treatment of people suffering from some non-communicable diseases, Daily Mirror learns.

Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, which also carries a higher risk of reinfection, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday

Sri Lanka’s economy contracted 1.5 percent in the July-September quarter from a year ago, as the recovery set forth in the same period last year was beset by the fresh lockdowns, acute shortage in foreign currency liquidity and soaring prices.

The economic toll of the pandemic-induced lockdowns and related restrictions has cost the Sri Lankan economy a thumping Rs.2.5 trillion in nominal terms for a year, bringing the total loss of economic output during the pandemic’s two years to a who

Health experts today said that those who were infected with the COVID-19 infection, after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, should wait for six months to get their booster doses.

Poet and teacher Ahnaf Jazeem who was held in custody for a period more than one and a half years in the investigation of Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah was today granted bail by Puttalam High Court.

Around 55,500 T-56 ammunition were found in the Korakkankattu area in Kilinochchi today, police said.