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.

Mayoress of Colombo Rosy Senanayake today assured that there is no move to take any action against any owner of unregistered properties in Colombo City and there will be no acquisition of any property.

The Expert Committee has recommended in principle giving Pfizer vaccine as the third dose for selected Sinopharm recipients as of now.

Denouncing the move to allow fully vaccinated foreign passengers to travel in the country without PCR test, National Trade Union Front (NTUF) said today it was similar to inviting another wave as fully vaccinated people could still transmit COVID-19.

The time ahead is going to be decisive in determining the situation of Covid in the country and people have been urged to follow Covid appropriate behaviour, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Samitha Ginige said today.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed to lift the ongoing quarantine curfew on October 1, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order restraining the Director-General of Wildlife Conservation Department Grant from registering all elephants in terms of the new regulations challenged in Courts.

Nearly 5,000 metric tons (MT) of cooked and uncooked food is wasted in Sri Lanka every day, and rice has become a politicised word, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

The Government is standing with the rice mafia rather than taking steps to protect the farmers and consumers by taking concrete steps to ensure a reasonable price for rice and paddy, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) charged today.

Despite the discussions about illegal buildings and construction in the Central Province (CP), illegal construction was still a major issue which needed to be halted, CP Governor Lalith U. Gamage said.

Catholic church in Colombo today said it is still confused by the fresh warnings of impending attacks on churches in the archdiocese despite the apology tendered by the Navy Commander who had claimed it was false.

Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera has instructed the IGP to conduct an immediate investigation into the failure of the CID officers to act following the directive not to question journalists, including newspaper editors.

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order preventing the Northern Province Local Government Commissioner from taking any steps under the Local Authority Election Act to appoint a new Chairman to the Mannar Pradeshiya Sabha.

The news circulating on social media platforms and electronic media over a possible terror attack on Sri Lankan Churches was based on basic information which is neither analyzed nor confirmed by the respective authorities, the Defence Ministry said.

Despite the current COVID19 epidemic in the country, the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) has carried out the highest number of passenger operations in its history, Aviation and Development of Export Zones State Minister D.V. Chanaka sa

The Health Ministry has issued the updated quarantine measures for travellers arriving in Sri Lanka during the prevalent COVID-19 pandemic.

Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said that US$ 50 million would be released to two state commercial banks to facilitate the release of essential items that are stagnant at the Colombo port.

Due to the presence of Bacillus bacteria in the fresh sample of the Chinese organic fertiliser, the agriculture department has rejected the organic fertiliser from that country, Agriculture Director General Dr. Ajantha de Silva said.

Issuing a weather forecast for today, the Meteorological Department said there could be thundershowers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued an order directing the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau that the purported original last will of late Miss Ceylon 1962 Jennifer Ingleton (nee Labrooy) be obtained from the Colombo District Cou

The price of rice is expected to go up once again with the removal of controlled prices while the price of gas too may go up, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

Defence counsel appeared on behalf of two businessmen arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting to remove two containers with 54,000 kilograms of garlic belonging to Lanka Sathosa informed court that a false case had been filed against his clients a

Some Safe and Secure Level 1 hotels were in the dark last night over updated travel guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health which came into effect from today.

Prof. Senarath Paranavithana Memorial Shield 2021 Grand Finale, presented by the Royal College History Club is to be held today.

The ownership of the Jaffna Stallions franchise, the winners of the inaugural Lanka Premier League (LPL) tournament, has changed hands, with Sri Lanka-born British entrepreneur Subaskaran Allirajah acquiring the team for the upcoming season.

The Government has decided to suspend the order placed to purchase 1,080 tonnes of liquid oxygen from India, required for the next three weeks.

The CID has arrested a former assistant software engineer at Epic Lanka Technologies in connection with the deletion of the computer data of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.

Fully vaccinated local and overseas passengers who had negative PCR test results done within 72 hours before their departure, are not required to be subject to an on arrival PCR test at the airport in Sri Lanka from midnight today, Health Minister Ke

The Transport Ministry and the Energy Ministry have decided to increase the transportation of fuel from 30% to 60% by train.