A mechanism should be introduced to regulate or ban social media claiming that they have been the major cause for child abuses, Labour Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and MP Nalin Bandara who arrived at the Port Police to inquire about the teachers who were arrested for staging a protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat yesterday, were prevented by Police today from enter

Some 21,344 COVID-19 cases and 591 COVID related deaths were reported during the last ten days, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi informed Parliament today.

Vaccination of prison inmates against the Covid-19 virus, commenced from today, the Prison’s Department said.

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said today it was State Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, who purchased him his air ticket to travel to Japan to witness the Olympic games.

The Sri Lankan Attorney General’s Department must explain the reasons for its decision not to proceed with charges against former Navy commander Wasantha Karannagoda in connection with the abduction 11 youth and the case was an opportunity for the

Rapid Antigen tests have confirmed that the 44 people including 38 teachers arrested during the teacher-principal protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat yesterday were not infected with COVID-19.

Nearly 73 percent of those who become COVID positive in the Colombo city are unvaccinated while 50 percent of them are below 29 years, Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake said yesterday.

State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana yesterday admitted that a health crisis was unfolding in Sri Lanka and added there was the possibility of Covid-19 cases doubling or trebling in a couple o

Following the Daily Mirror’s repeated extensive coverage, quoting health officials who have warned that the country is heading towards a medical tsunami from a Delta wave, two major hospitals yesterday declared emergency due to an overflow of COVID

Heated argument flared up in Parliament yesterday in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over former Minister Rishard Bathiudeen.

A total of 82 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (03) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 4,727.

The captain of a Sri Lankan-flagged vessel intercepted in the waters of Seychelles has been fined SCR2.5 million, or $167,000, after he was found guilty of fishing without a foreign fishing vessel licence, the Seychelles Supreme Court ruled on Wednes

The government has not granted permission to import chemical fertilizers for local agricultural purposes and has not made any changes to the decision taken by the President to use only organic fertilizers for local agriculture and will not make any c

While asserting that the inter provincial travel restrictions was not lifted for usual services, only public servants, employees who have been called up for employment in private companies and those who are engaged in essential services will be allow

Former parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake, who is serving a four-year prison sentence for contempt of court today attended his relative’s funeral in Negombo amidst tight security.

Tight measures will be taken in due course if the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country goes out of control, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr Hemantha Herath said.

A total of 42 persons including 16 women have been arrested for staging a protest infront of the Presidential Secretariat on charges of violating quarantine regulations and other offenses.

The University of Colombo, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the MRI are looking to expand gene sequencing which allows the identification of the COVID-19 variation as the Delta variant is suspected to have spread in many areas, the Da

The Supreme Court today ordered the Prison Authorities to allow the access of lawyers to the remanded poet Ahnaf Jazeem at Colombo Remand Prison, with the right to maintainlawyer-client privilege and confidentiality.

The Mrs. World 2021 pageant which was to be held in Sri Lanka in December has been shifted to Las Vegas due to the COVID-19 situation in the country, event organizers told Daily Mirror.

The writ petition filed by former Deputy Minister Ranjith Aluwihare seeking an order to re-count the preferential votes secured by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya candidates who contested last General Election from Matale district was today fixed for supp

Over 900 people from the education sector have gathered outside the Presidential Secretariat to protest, over several demands even as medical experts warn of a rapid spread in the COVID-19.

Sniffers dogs Johnny and Roma of the Police Kennels Division have been given special training to identify mosquito larvae.

Whilst alleging that leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa has been given the Pfizer vaccine, government MP Samapth Athukorala today questioned as to how he got that particular vaccine when it is not being used in Sri Lanka as yet.

The Attorney General today informed Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar that the prosecution will not proceed criminal charges against former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda in connection with the abduction of eleven persons in 2008 and 2009.

The United Arab Emirates will on Thursday lift a ban on transit flights including from Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan, the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Parliament this morning to attend the sitting of the House.

The Transport Ministry had told the IGP yesterday to take stern action against the bus operators who are transporting passengers exceeding the seating capacity from today, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

The Government would not take up the debate on the General Sir John Kotelawala National Defence University Bill this week, State Defense Minister Chamal Rajapaksa informed parliament today.