SJB MP Harin Fernando who is currently under treatment for heart complications is to undergo decisive heart surgery tomorrow.

A total of 59 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (29) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 12,906.

All’s not well in the Indian cricket team it would seem, with reports coming from the UAE, where the IPL is taking place, that not only R. Ashwin but two more senior players are reported to have reservations over Virat Kohli’s captaincy.

The two German military officers responsible for Sri Lanka, Capt Gerald Koch and LtCol Jan Cihar, will be in the country from October 3rd - 8th, 2021, a statement from the German embassy said.

The Health Ministry today issued a new set of guidelines under two phases to be followed in the month of October once the curfew is lifted from tomorrow (01).

The Supreme Court in a judgment delivered on Wednesday (29) determined that a Diga married daughter (when a woman is settled in her husband’s home) has no rights to her father’s property in accordance with Kandyan Law, a customary law in Sri Lank

After lifting the COVID quarantine curfew tomorrow, the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) will resume its services on Monday (4), Commissioner General, Viyani Gunathilaka, said.

Eight prisoners detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) at the Anuradhapura prison today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court against the alleged criminal conduct on the part of the State Minister Lohan Ratwatte.

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) is set to resume its services at the Narahenpita and Werahera offices from tomorrow under the strictest control and following health care practices, DMT Commissioner General Sumith C. K. Alahakoon said.

At least 99.5% of population above 30 has been fully vaccinated while only 12.7% of the population from 20 to 29 has received both the doses as at today, Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardane said.

The police said today that an investigation has begun under the orders of the IGP into certain CID officers who have acted irresponsibly which in a manner has tarnished the professional image of the CID in questioning media persons.

With the country remaining open from tomorrow, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) said there is still a possibility of high transmission of the COVID virus as a significant number of individuals below 30 were not vaccinated as yet.

Nearly 2,000 children have been given the COVID vaccine during the vaccination programme at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) in Colombo, LRH Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

Indocean Developers (Pvt) Ltd, the developers of Altair Colombo, Sri Lanka’s tallest residential condominium, have filed a Police complaint suspecting foul play behind a recent fire.

Samagi Jana Balawegya (SJB) Parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara has arrived at the CID to record a statement over an ongoing investigation, police said.

Leaders of political parties representing Parliament has decided to hold sittings for five days next week, Chief Government Whip Johnston Fernando said today.

A Lt. Colonel, the Commanding Officer of the Mattakkuliya Army Camp has been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of an individual in the Mattakkuliya area, the Army said.

The Department of Motor Traffic [DMT] through an extraordinary Gazette notification, has extended the validity period of driving licences by a maximum of 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

Fumio Kishida has won a race to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), putting him on course to become the next prime minister.

A consignment of 400,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine vials has been flown into the country by Emirates Airways air cargo, the airport duty manager said.

While giving priority to essential services, the government has decided to resume state services from tomorrow, Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Janaka Bandara Thennakoon said.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is scheduled to visit Colombo in early October, official sources in New Delhi told The Hindu, as India and Sri Lanka seek to engage at high levels amid a perceived strain in ties.

YouTube has said it will remove content that spreads misinformation about all approved vaccines, expanding a ban on false claims about Covid-19 jabs.

No inter-provincial trains and bus services for another two weeks, even after lifting the quarantine curfew on October 1, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

Colombo restaurants are likely to request customers to produce their vaccination cards when looking to dine-in, in future.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed officials to lift the ongoing nationwide quarantine curfew on October 1, as health authorities noted a considerable decrease in the number of COVID-19 patients and deaths.

UN Secretary General (UN SG) António Guterres has documented allegations of reprisals and intimidation against some 240 individual members of civil society, activists and journalists in 45 countries, including Sri Lanka for cooperating with the UN.

A noticeable decline in the spread and infections of COVID-19 could be observed at present where the number of houses where there were at least four Covid patients under home-management by August 30 had now reduced from 60 percent to 45 percent, a me

Newly-appointed Central Bank Governor Ajith Niard Cabraal will unveil ‘The Six-Month Road Map for Ensuring Macroeconomic and Financial System Stability’, on Friday, October 01, 2021.

While highlighting the diminished enthusiasm shown by the youth in getting their vaccine, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Samitha Ginige said the youth population exceptionally contribute to virus transmission as they being frequently moving within society.