The cabinet has approved a sum of Rs. 106.625 million as a reward scheme to be allocated for the medal winners, athletes and coaches who participated at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

Four stillborn babies, of a pregnant mother infected with Covid-19, have died during the delivery at the Ampara General Hospital.

Seven females including five foreign women have been arrested when the police raided a brothel at Hill Street in Dehiwala last night.

State Minister of Money and Capital Markets, and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal is to step down from his portfolio and resign as a member of parliament to be sworn in as the Governor of the Central Bank.

Three steps have been introduced and informed the health authorities by the Transport Ministry to operate the transport service when there is a health risk, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

Sri Lanka Customs has approved exports valued at Rs.46.43 billion and collected import taxes amounting to Rs. 9.34 billion during the quarantine curfew period, Customs Media Spokesman and Deputy Director Sudattha Silva said.

Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have been advised not to over-exert and do strenuous exercises They just need to be careful for a few weeks before they can return back to their normal lives,” medical experts said A significant proportion

People urged not to have any preference to one specific vaccine and to take what is available People, especially those above 60 years who face genuine reasons for not being vaccinated yet, urged to contact medical experts

There is no truth in reports about non-acceptance of ‘credentials’ of Milinda Moragoda, the High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to India by Government of India, the High Commission of India, Colombo clarified.

Around 35 acres of land out of 40 acres of the Welikada Prison premises in Borella will be set aside for investments after the prison complex is moved to Horana.

The number of COVID-19 patients depending on oxygen has been relatively reduced in the country, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr Hemantha Herath said.

A total of 180 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (05) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 10,320.

The President has taken over extraordinary powers by declaring emergency regulations in the pretext of protecting consumers, the National People’s Power (NPP) said today.

The final examination for Teachers’ Training Colleges for the years 2020 and 2021 was postponed indefinitely, the Examinations Department announced today.

Emergency regulations declared by the government to distribute essential goods to the people were approved in Parliament today with 132 MPs voting for it and 51 against.

Claiming that the state of emergency was declared not militarize the country as claimed by some factions, Agricultural Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said today it was solely done for the provision of essential goods at a concessionary price.

Due to an increase in the need for ambulances to transport COVID patients and victims, the Transport Ministry has decided to repair defunct ambulances expeditiously and make them suitable for the service.

The above 60 years population cannot be vaccinated one hundred percent in the country due to numerous reasons, the Health Ministry said today.

Permission has been granted today by the government to allow certain appliances could be fitted to trishaws such as decorations etc., Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

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 remanded till September 17, after being produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Cou

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have offered condolences on the demise of Sri Lankan music legend Sunil Perera.

Government today presented to Parliament a supplementary estimate worth Rs 73.2 billion (Rs. 732,124,887,226 ) to be spent for the current COVID 19 pandemic and other expenses.

The Philippines will lift the travel ban for all inbound travellers from 10 countries, including India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from Today (6), the presidential spokesperson said on Saturday.

Another batch of 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reached the country this morning brought by Qatar Airways.

The full effect of the vaccination drive – reduced transmissions, cases of severe disease and deaths - will be visible by the third week of October since the government has now begun the inoculation of those in the 20-30 age category, a minister sa

The UNP is ready to work with those who support other political parties to make Sri Lanka a great nation, its Leader Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Popular Singer and leader of the Gypsies band, Sunil Perera who was admitted to a private hospital, passed away while receiving treatment at the ICU at the age of 68.

Administering Pfizer vaccine to healthy 20-30 year-old youth, who can effectively mount an adequate immune response with the Sinopharm vaccine was irrational and unscientific, the Association of Medical Specialists said.

Velupillai Kumaru Pancharatnam also know as George Master, who was the Translator of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and S. P. Thamilsenvan died in Kilinochchi today after suffering a heart attack.

Popular Singer and leader of the Gypsies band, Sunil Perera has been admitted to the ICU of a private hospital again.