The government has decided to close all schools in the Western Province (WP) and North Western Province (NWP) till Friday (April 30), Education Minister G.L Peiris said.

With the number of COVID-19 cases on the rise daily, there is a shortage of beds in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) for the COVID-19 patients in hospitals islandwide.

The Prison Department has taken steps to transfer at least 30 hard core criminals who are at present detained in various prisons across the country, including underworld lynchpin Prabhath Madusanka alias ‘Barrel Sanka’ to Boossa high security pri

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) had decided to limit its operations in issuing driving licences in the Werahera Branch following the COVID-19 threat in the country, DMT Commissioner Sumith C.K. Alahakoon said.

Polhena, Heeralugedara, Kaluaggala & Aswennawaththa East GN Divisions in Gampaha District, Miriswatta and Pelanwatta North & East GN Divisions in the Kalutara District and Pumpuhar GN Division in Trincomalee will be isolated from 8.00 p.m. today.

At least 14 individuals including 13 soldiers were injured in a head on collision between an army truck and a tipper lorry at Urumpirai Junction in Kopai early this morning.

Steps are being taken to hold a formal investigation into the violation of health guidelines and the instructions of the governor during the New Year festival held in Nuwara Eliya on Sunday (25).

Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) has decided to close their Battaramulla Head Office until Thursday (28) after an employee tested positive with COVID-19, the Bureau said.

A female teacher of an international school who organized a party on her son’s birthday, was arrested with drugs along with another 11 youth at a two-storey house in Pamankada in Wellawatte, Police said.

A circular is to be issued tomorrow empowering all heads of state institutions to decide on the number of employees to attend office, Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry Secretary J.J. Rathnasiri said.

Chinese-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao, who told the story of financially stretched van dwellers in the United States in Nomadland, became the first Asian woman and only the second woman ever to win best director at the Academy Awards on Sunday.

The police have made 177 arrests yesterday for for showing ignorance by not wearing masks and failing to maintain physical distance in public.

Whilst warning that Sri Lanka will be blacklisted once again by the Financial Action Task Force as a centre for money laundering if the Port City Economic Commission Bill is enacted in its present form, Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yest

The SLFP has decided never ever to change its original hand symbol hereafter when the party contests any future election, Party’s General Secretary and Batik, Handloom and Local Apparel Products State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said.

A number of countries have issued travel advisories on Sri Lanka after the country was placed on a coronavirus alert last week.

Government MP Gevidu Cumaratunga, who made remarks on behalf of his Yuthukama organization, proposed amendments to the Port City Economic Commission Bill stressing that, among others, majority members of the Commission should be Sri Lankans and ex-of

All the schools in the Trincomalee Education Zone will remain closed until further notice.

Two more COVID-19 related deaths were reported today taking the death toll in the country to 644, the Government Information Department said.

All state ceremonies scheduled for next two weeks have been suspended due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country, the President’s Media Division said.

A total of 650 new COVID-19 patients were reported within today bringing the total number of cases in the country to 101,236, the Government Information Department said.

Authorities have decided to close the arrival and departure terminals at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for visitors with immediate effect.

The Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians requested the authorities to close all schools in the island temporarily with immediate effect for at least a period of two weeks initially considering this current scenario and trend of escalating COVID spread

There is a notable increase in the number of dengue cases reported this year when compared with the cases reported last year, National Dengue Control Unit Director Dr. Aruna Jayasekara said.

The vaccination is the only solution to stop the spread of Covid-19 and that the government has a systematic and strong programme in place to vaccinate the public, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said.

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said, despite the current Covid situation, airport operations and tourist arrivals will continue as per recommendations of the health authorities.

The Environment Ministry said that a task force would be appointed to look into the unusual algae growth in the Diyawanna Oya.

The Meegahawatta Police Station has been temporarily closed after the OIC and another police officer of the Police Station contracted the Covid-19, according to the area Public Health Inspector.

A total of 895 COVID-19 cases were reported in the country yesterday out of which nearly 500 cases were reported from the Western Province.

Nineteen persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and thereby violating quarantine laws, police said

Four more COVID-19 patients including two foreigners succumbed to the virus today bringing the death toll to 642, the Government Information Department said.