Chairman of the Chilaw Urban Council and another were arrested for physically assaulting two youth in Chilaw last night, Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana said.

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who also spearheads the presidential task force for economic revival and poverty eradication, is reported to have stressed the need to reopen the country fully after an early conclusion of the inoculation drive to re

A prison guard on duty at the old Bogambara Prison has been suspended for taking money from suspects sent for quarantine through easy cash, the Prisons Department said.

The Trade Unions and Civil Organisations would resort to a joint trade union action if all the protesters including Joseph Stalin and Duminda Nagamuwa, who were sent to quarantine, were not released after PCR tests conducted on them by Tuesday, a TU

Only those who are unintelligent will stage protests at a time when the country is plunged into a pandemic, Chief Government Whip Johnston Fernando said today.

A 37-year old man has been arrested over sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in Colombo, National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) said.

A research carried out by a group of local scientists have fundamentally found out that the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine provides adequate protection against the dreaded Indian variant known as Delta, State Minister Channa Jayasumana said today

While claiming that silence itself was a voice, Industry Minister Wimal Weerawansa said there was no change in their stance in allowing dual citizens to enter Parliament.

A former bank manager and a police officer have been arrested over the incident of alleged exploitation of a 15-year-old girl, police said.

UN resident coordinator in Sri Lanka, Hanaa Singer-Hamdy said the right of assembly includes the right to hold peaceful demonstrations and that restrictions imposed as measures against the pandemic should not go beyond the legitimate protection of pu

Expressing its grave concern at the arrests and detention of protestors by the Sri Lanka Police apparently for violating Health Regulations relating to COVID-19, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has urged Inspector General of Police to refrain

Another two million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka from Beijing this morning. Accordingly, two SriLankan charter flight carrying the consignment of one million each doses of Sinopharm vaccines arrived at the Bandaranai

A 62-year old man and his six-year-old twin grandsons drowned while practising swimming in the Duwe Modara River in Kosgoda.

A total of 1,515 more COVID-19 patients have been detected so far today, the Government Information Department said.

A total of 33 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (09) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today increasing the death toll in Sri Lanka to 3,467.

The 27-year-old wicketkeeper batsman was one among the other players training in Sri Lanka and was in a separate bio-bubble in the team hotel.

While issuing an updated notice on relaxation of existing travel restrictions, the inter-provincial movement restrictions will remain unchanged for another 14 days, Director-General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardena said.

Sri Lanka should be vigilant on inbound visitors from India who are infected with the ’Zika’ virus as there are many possibilities that the virus could spread among the locals, Consultant Pediatrician of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (L

Health authorities in the Indian state of Kerala have declared a state of alert in all districts after identifying 14 cases of Zika virus.

While condemning false media reports, the Government Information’s Department said no decision has been taken by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to resume the importation of chemical fertilizer and pesticides despite the decision taken by the Pres

Former model and artist Kaushi Wedikkara Arachchi has been appointed as a coordinating secretary (volunteer) to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Some 85,000 consumers have been affected by power breakdowns due to the extreme weather conditions prevailing in the country, Power and Energy Development Director and Media Spokesperson Sulakshana Jayawardena said.

Two persons including the brother of an organized criminal known as ’’ Minatuwangoda Hinatiyana Neil’’ have been arrested by the STF with over Rs. 13.5 million in cash in Athurugiriya.

A 28-year-old man from Malabe has been arrested for possession of hashish worth over Rs.3 million at Malabe in Talangama last night by the STF.

Through an extra ordinary gazette notification, the age limit for compulsory retirement of Medical officers, Dental Surgeons, nursing staff’s in the Public Service has been extended to 63 years.

The Health Ministry has further relaxed restrictions where it has allowed to conduct weddings with the maximum of 150 participants or limited to 25 percent of the seating capacity.

Significant rainfall exceeding 150mm in upstream and middle catchment areas this morning, rose the water levels of Kelani, Kalu, Gin and Nilwala Rivers and thereby could cause minor flood threat in those areas around the river basins, the Irrigation

Police should read the constitution and uphold the people’s right to association and expression and should refrain from acting as a puppet of the government, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

The UNP which commented on the pictures that are being circulated on social media said there was no secret political discussion between MP Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday night.

Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena said yesterday a sum of Rs. 420 million has been allocated from the first interim claim of the X-press Pearl container ship to be distributed among the fisherfolk who were affected by the disaster i