The price of a 400 gram pouch of Highland milk powder has been increased by Rs. 90 and a 1 kg pouch has been increased by Rs. 225, state-run dairy producer MILCO (Pvt) Limited confirmed this.

The pilot project to administer the Pfizer vaccine to students sitting for the A/L Examination 2021 commenced in the Colombo District today.

India is set to reopen its borders to overseas travellers as it relaxes Covid-related restrictions amid a drop in daily infections.

There is an acute scarcity of kerosene cookers in the Pettah market due to the sudden and colossal price increase of cooking gas, the Pettah United National Association of Self-Employed Traders President Charles Pradeep said.

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene, General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara with Venerable Abanpola Gnanaloka Thera at the launch of the UNP affiliated Buddhist Organisation at Sirikotha.

The Health Ministry has acquired the needed doses of the Pfizer vaccine to complete administering a booster shot to all those above the age of 20 years by March, a senior health official told Daily Mirror yesterday.

A batch consisting more than 70 students attached to the Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Faculty of the Peradeniya University were suspended for ragging their fellow students who had contracted Covid virus, a senior official of the university

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) on Wednesday made a haughty announcement that Kandy players would be included in the final pool subject to the condition test supervised by K. Kumara, based on which the Kandy players including Danush Dayan continued to work har

A new Circular will be issued to give effect to the process of issuance of permits for mining, transportation and trade of metals, sand, soil, gravel and clay, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.

The restrictions that are in effect at present will be reviewed at the COVID-19 Task Force meeting to be convened tomorrow (15), Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardane said.

Police have found 205 live bullets hidden at a 5-storey building in Bristol Street, Colombo.

A total of 21 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (13) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 13,429.

Imprisoned former MP Ranjan Ramanayake’s lawyer today informed Chairperson of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Eva Wanasundara that his client is willing to give evidence in connection with the Sri Lankans listed i

The Buddhist Affairs Department issued a circular today announcing that permission will not be granted to conduct the Katina Perahera due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, Department Commissioner General Sunanda Kariyapperuma said.

Two Iranian inmates detained at the Colombo Remand Prison were killed and eight others were hospitalized after they consumed alcohol-based sanitizer.

The government will not allow the private bus industry to collapse and has decided to uplift the bus industry, Transport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.

It has been disclosed that there have been corruption and fraud within the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) since 2015, State Minister Channa Jayasumana said.

The appeal filed by former DIG Vaas Gunawardena, his son Ravindu Vaas Gunawardena and four police officers challenging Colombo High Court’s judgment to convict them for committing the murder of millionaire businessman Mohamed Shyam was today fixed

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, who was in remand custody in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks, was released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

The Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau has informed Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that they have not been able to obtain several documents including the purported last will of late Miss Ceylon 1962 Jennifer Ingleton (nee Labrooy) and her marriag

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed the relevant authorities to formulate a mechanism to compensate the state employees who undergo home quarantine due to COVID-19 infection, through the Agrahara Insurance scheme.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced today that it will continue to maintain policy rates at the current levels.

Legal approval has been received for the number portability facility, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) Director General Oshada Senanayake said.

Two Indian fishing vessels have been taken into the custody by the Sri Lanka Navy yesterday with 23 Indian fishermen aboard while poaching in Sri Lankan waters in seas east of Point Pedro and Vettilaikeni.

’’Get ready to accept defeat. You can move on from there, ’’the internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan singer Yohani de Silva said at a press conference last evening.

Head of Rata Rakina Jana Handa Organization Ven. Muruththettuwe Ananda Thera in a letter addressed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had requested him to order a probe on the disclosures made by Pandora Papers recently and Panama Papers in 2016.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its growth outlook for Sri Lanka, alongside the rest of the world’s, on the risks stemming from the prolonged virus that gave rise to supply chain disruptions and higher price pressures, which made the

Ministry of Sports and Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) have agreed to provide an opportunity for players from Kandy SC and CR & FC to be considered for national selection despite earlier informing them that they could not participate in the Club 7’s orga

Former club rugby player Rohitha Rajapaksa yesterday denied that he wanted to play at the upcoming Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Major League 50-over tournament, also shooting down media reports that he was bidding to feature in the Lanka Premier League (L

Shedding light on post-COVID condition in Sri Lanka and control measures, a medical expert said at least 10 to 30% of total patients infected with COVID-19 suffer from post COVID symptoms.