Patients have been urged to complain if they are mistreated at hospitals after being admitted while suffering from COVID19. Deputy Director-general Health Services (DDGHS), Dr. Hemantha Herath told Daily Mirror that several hotlines have been introdu

While saying that people have lost the opportunity to engage in religious observances collectively on the recommendations of the health sector due to the global Covid-19 epidemic, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa appealed to the people to engage in Amis

A total number of 500,000 doses of Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccines were brought to the Katunayake International Airport by a special SriLankan Airlines aircraft this morning.

It has been forecast that in the event any oil spillage from MV E-XPRESS PEARL, is likely to waft towards the Negombo lagoon, Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) Chairperson Dharshani Lahandapura said yesterday.

Flash floods have been reported along the low-lying areas which are in Kalu Ganga basin as a result of the adverse weather conditions that are prevalent in the country, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said yesterday.

The COVID-19 death toll in the country climbed to 1,269 with 28 more deaths being confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services, the Government Information Department said.

An inmate at the Boossa Prison who tested positive for COVID-19 has escaped today.

The United States has clarified that there is no change in the terrorist threat level for Sri Lanka. The US State Department had on Monday issued an updated travel advise on Sri Lanka telling Americans not to travel to Sri Lanka.

The Home Affairs Ministry today announced that all officers at District Secretariats, Divisional Secretariats, Grama Niladharis and all Development officers not to engage in any kind of Trade Union (TU) action as they would be the next group to get v

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) today alerted that the water levels at several gauging stations of five rivers have reached flood level.

The cabinet has given the green light to Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila to construct a new Oil refinery with the capacity of 100,000 BPD (Barrels Per Day) at Sapugaskanda and also to renovate the existing refinery to raise its daily capacity to 45,

A total of 1,808 more COVID-19 patients have been detected so far today, the Government Information Department said.

A 40-year old man from Darga Town, who was seen in a video which circulated on social media today, carrying goods in a wheelbarrow without a face mask, has been arrested.

The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) today warned people, who are in close vicinity of the Colombo coastal areas not to reach debris coming from the distressed MV ‘X-PRESS PEARL’, which is currently in a critical situation following

While condemning the actions taken by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday over administering COVID vaccines for them and their family members violating the priority list, the Grama Niladhari’s Association (GNA) today dec

The 44-year-old sportsman managed to secure a buyer for the property, located in Prahran - an inner suburb just five kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD.

Three persons, who had impersonated themselves as doctors, were arrested in Colombo while driving their cars despite the prohibition of vehicular movements,Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

A wild elephant who was in pain after falling into a ditch in the Puthur area in Vavuniya was rescued by authorities following the urgent intervention of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who came across the video footage of the distressed animal.

The Cabinet approval was granted to award the contract for the construction of the elevated highway to Kelaniya New Bridge (NKB) via Rajagiriya connecting Outer Circular Highway at Athurugiriya to the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), co-cabi

Husband of popular actress Sabeeta Perera, millionnaire businessman Upali Jayasinghe was rushed to the Colombo National Hospital last evening after CCTV footage showed him collapsing on the side of a road.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara and his wife tested COVID-19 positive today.

The Government has approved the proposal to expedite providing medical treatment for COVID patients who are in critical condition.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted the approval to purchase 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine and one million doses of Astrazeneca vaccine immediately, the Government Information Department said.

A tense situation has broken out outside the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Maradana where over 3000 people have gathered, demanding the second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccinations.

Twenty four cases of the disease which is commonly called ‘Black Fungus’ and academically named ‘mucormycosis’ has been reported so far in the country this year, but none of them has tested positive for Covid-19, a medical expert said yesterd

An explosion was reported on board the burning Singapore-flag ship ‘X-PRESS PEARL’ in the seas off Colombo Port.

A 34-year-old suspect had been arrested over a robbery in which Rs. 30.6 million worth cash, Jewellery and other valuables were stolen from a house at Pelawatta in Talangama on May 8.

The government has decided to purchase the urgently required 600,000 doses of the Astrazeneca doses at any price, the Daily Mirror learns.

There has been a serious breach in the roll out programme of the second jab of the Astrazeneca vaccine in Sri Lanka with allegations being raised that the Health Ministry has not followed the required protocol and instead gave doses with close ‘con

Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to COVID transmission concerns.