A passenger and an airport maintenance worker were arrested by the Customs Narcotic Control unit at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with 26 kg of Gold Biscuits and Jewellery valued at over Rs. 317 million, Customs Department said.

The Ministry of Education has decided to include the Korean language as a foreign language for the Advanced Level (A/L) curriculum from this year.

The 31-year-old man arrested over obstructing the police officer who was on duty at Borella junction during the motorcade provided to the Chinese Defence Minister on April 27 was released on Rs. 50,000 bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.

The Computer Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated investigations into a fake notice published in social media with the police symbol.

The first group of Sri Lankans held at the ‘Tarheel’ deportation camp in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be returning to Sri Lanka today.

Intelligence Bureau and Kerala Police have started to dig into Kerala connections of All Ceylon Makkal Congress leader and parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen after he was arrested by Sri Lankan Police on April 24 in connection with April 2019 Easter S

While claiming that the country is heading towards a dangerous situation, the PHI union today charged the authorities have turned a blind eye to their repeated requests to go for a complete lockdown or to impose travel restrictions.

Three Intensive Care Units (ICUs) at John Kotelawala Defense University Hospital (KDU) would be set aside for the intensive care of Covid patients, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.

All events, including weddings, would not be allowed for a period of two weeks from Monday (3 May), Army Commander Gen. Shavendra Silva said.

A massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site killed at least 44 people in northern Israel on Friday, blackening the country’s largest Covid-era gathering.

Leaders of political parties representing Parliament today decided to take up the debate on Port City Economic Commission Bill on Wednesday (May 5), Sergeant at Arms Narendra Fernando said today.

Decisions have been made to indefinitely suspend the route permits of the buses which are found carrying passengers over and above the seating capacity, which is contrary to the quarantine regulations, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunigama said.

The United National Party (UNP) is deeply concerned by the reports of the arrest of an individual allegedly involved in the recent honking of car horns at the vehicular convoy of a VIP.

France detected its first cases of contamination with the B.1.617 variant of the novel coronavirus, currently very present in India, the country’s Health Ministry said in a statement late on Thursday.

Special search operation would be conducted at restaurants, pubs, clubs and other social centres situated in the Western Province, especially at nights to monitor whether they are being operated adhering to health guidelines.

A total number of 1,531 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported during the past 24-hours across the country, while the Colombo district recorded the highest number of 533 cases, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (N

Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera was confronted during a media briefing at the Health Promotion Bureau yesterday over the spike in COVID-19 infections in the country.

A 28- year old Razik Raza who is at present in remand custody over aiding the suspects in the Easter Sunday blasts, admitted he was aware of the experimental bomb blast in 2018, prior to the suicide attacks.

A 31-year-old man who said to have obstructed the police officer who was on duty at Borella junction during the motorcade provided for the Chinese Defence Minister on April 27 was arrested, police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Even those who have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccination will be subject to a Rapid Antigen Test by health officials who have been deployed at all the entry and exit points of the Western Province, the Army Chief said.

Research is underway on the possibility of mixing one Covid vaccine brand with another and the safety of giving two doses of another brand to an individual who has already obtained one dose of the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine.

Dambulla, Galewela and Naula police areas in Matale district and Pannala Police area in Kurunegala district have been isolated with immediate effect, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

The bed capacity in all hospitals designated to treat COVID-19 patients in the Western Province has reached full capacity, Western Province Health Department Secretary Gamini Dharmasena said.

Fifteen thousand doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines will arrive in Sri Lanka on May 4, and it will be administered to the public in the Western Province immediately, a senior government source told Daily Mirror yesterday.

Six more COVID-19 patients died of the virus today bringing the death toll in the country to 667, the Government Information Department said.

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mahinda Balasuriya has died at the age of 68 this afternoon at a private hospital in Colombo, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Despite it being announced earlier today that the Random Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) would be conducted at all entry and exit points from and to the Western Province on individuals, health officials were not present at some points, although police off

The total number of Covid-19 cases reported in the country exceeded 1,000 mark for the third consecutive day today.

Concerns were raised in court today over the health of the former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department, Shani Abeysekara.

A 35-year old woman from Moratuwa, who was run over by a lorry at a pedestrian crossing at Katukurunda in Moratuwa last night, had been tested positive with Covid-19.