The Bambalapitiya Police has arrested Hambantota Mayor Eraj Fernando in connection with an alleged assault, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.

With all the speculations happening around who will replace Ravi Shastri as the head coach of Team India, there are reports that BCCI had offered former Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardena the portfolio.

Following discussions with Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa yesterday, it has come to a conclusion with the milk powder importers to increase the price of 1 kg of imported milk power by Rs.200.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in New York to attend the 76th United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA) Session.

A consignment of 120,000 vials of second dose of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines was brought to the country this morning.

Due to a belief in a super vaccine, intimidation of people and by various parties spreading malicious myths about the effects of vaccination, people between the ages of 20 and 30 do not go for it, whereas it is not due lack of interest in getting the

The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka exceeded 12,000 with 84 more deaths being reported today.

Several medical professional bodies have raised concerns opposing the decision to re-open liquor shops claiming that with this decision, COVID-19 norms are going for a toss.

The decision to reopen liquor shops has been taken without the consultation of the Health Ministry, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr Hemantha Herath said today.

A full scale investigation should be conducted into the opening of liquor stores yesterday, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said

A proposal has already been made to create a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree and become a fully qualified doctor by the time the person turns 22 years of age, Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) General Committee

The cashier attached to the Galenigama Interchange of the Southern Expressway who fled with Rs.1.4 million in cash taken from the safe of the Interchange booth office, was arrested yesterday.

Former Minister and current Kalutara district SLPP MP Mahinda Samarasinghe has decided to resign from his Parliamentary seat and expects to take over the post of Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the USA and Mexico.

The Railways Department yesterday received 20 railway compartments out of 160 passenger coaches funded under an Indian Line of Credit of USD 318 million, the Railways General Manager, Dhammika Jayasundara said.

The fact that China, India, the US, Russia, and European countries have given more COVID vaccines to Sri Lanka than expected demonstrates their confidence in the country, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said.

Around 50% of the country’s total population were fully vaccinated by yesterday, State Minister of Manufacturing, Supply and Regulations Channa Jayasumana said.

The Transport Ministry has decided to provide relief packages for 17,000 private buses starting next week, Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

France has recalled its ambassadors from Washington and Canberra for consultations, in a diplomatic protest against a new security pact under which Australia will buy nuclear-powered submarines from the US and cancel its existing contract with Paris.

Sri Lanka Navy seized another foreign fishing vessel, carrying a large consignment of heroin, with nine foreign suspects in international waters.

Sri Lanka has today received four million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China freighted by two SriLankan Airlines aircraft, the airport duty manager said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left for the USA to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The adolescents will be vaccinated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 jabs only at hospitals under medical care, a minister said. The government has taken a decision to give Covid jabs to all those aged between 15 and 19 following recommendations by the expert

The United Kingdom has removed Sri Lanka from its red travel list with effect from 4 am on September 22, Sri Lankan High Commission in London announced.

While claiming that the public will lose faith in the country’s electoral system and democracy when public representatives enter prisons and intimidate inmates, the Election Commission (EC) said that it would request the Speaker in Parliament to ta

Referring to the move to prohibit unvaccinated people above 30 years of age from entering Bandarawela and Mannar Towns, the Health Ministry said they did not issue guidelines to implement such a move.

Countrywide liquor shops were opened to the public around 3.00pm today following an unofficial order received by the Department of Excise from the Ministry of Finance, the Excise sources said.

Claiming that there was no issue for cardiac patients to receive Covid vaccine, Cardiac Specialist today requested all active and chronic cardiac patients to receive both doses of any Covid vaccine claiming that they were more vulnerable to develop c

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen who had been named as the fifth suspect over the death of a 16-year-old domestic aide at his residence was today ordered to be further remanded till October 1 by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The Health Ministry today dismissed claims that the daily COVID cases have decreased due to the lesser number of PCR and Rapid Antigen tests conducted on daily basis.

A Red alert on thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning has been issued for 14 districts, the Department of Meteorology said today.