People will have to get both the doses of from the same COVID-19 vaccine for optimal results because different vaccines act in different ways, Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID-19 Disease Control Minister Sudarshani Fernandopulle said.

A police complaint was lodged at the Mount Lavinia police division over a disappearance of a 16-year-old boy yesterday, police said.

Director of the State Intelligence Services (SIS) Major General Suresh Salley lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) against SJB MP Nalin Bandara over a statement made against him.

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has proposed to hold a one-off T20 cricket match between the Sri Lanka Cricket team and the Sri Lanka Legends team in April.

The health guidelines to be adhered by people during the upcoming Sinhala-Tamil New Year season would be issued in the near future, Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena said today.

A parcel containing mobile phones, chargers, SIM cards, batteries and drugs etc, thrown from an adjoining lane into the Galle Prison, was found by the prison officers, Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said.

Traffic congestion was reported on both sides of the road between Battaramulla and Pelawatte due to a protest march by Teachers’ Union, the police said.

The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) will initiate legal action against a newly launched cinnamon based cigarette brand which was promoted by Minister Wimal Weerawansa.

The Colombo High Court today acquitted Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena from a Bribery Corruption case filed against him for the alleged unlawful acquisition of assets estimated at Rs. 41.1 million.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday that if the people mistake the government’s actions, the current set of policies will collapse.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) today said the consumers could expect the first round of Unlimited Internet plans by April.

The Ministry of Environment has taken steps to amend the National Environment Act which has not been amended for more than 20 years.

Following instructions issued allegedly by the President’s office, workers from the Colombo Municipal Council had begun taking down a massive mural which had been put up near the Nelum Pokuna, at the Vihara Maha Devi Park, a short while ago, which

Former Senior DIG of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Ravi Seneviratne has filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking the annulment of the recommendations of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into politica

China is awaiting clearance from Sri Lanka to gift 600,000 coronavirus vaccines, a diplomat said

Colombo has recorded a sudden rise in Covid infections, after the numbers dropped over the past couple of weeks.

South African Muslim organisations have called on the country’s foreign minister to intervene in the proposed Sri Lankan ban on the burqa and closure of hundreds of Islamic schools.

The Indian Coast Guard intercepted three Sri Lankan fishing boats near Lakshadweep islands and seized a huge cache of drugs from them, the Indian Express reported.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Bangladesh a short while ago on a two-day state visit, the Prime Minister media division said.

The Labour Minister today requested the private sector employees to send their details over the loss of their employment during COVID pandemic period.

JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake will be questioned soon over the incident where Mohammed Ibrahim , father of two suicide bombers, Mohamed Ilham and Mohamed Insaf, who were involved in the Easter Sunday attacks, being nominated from the JVP’s Na

SJB MP S. M. Marikkar said Sri Lankan government should not allow any foreign nation to gain control over the political situation of this country

The Court of Appeal today extended the order issued to the Secretary General of Parliament not to take any action over the Parliament seat of imprisoned MP Ranjan Ramanayake until March 24.

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) to record statements from MP Rajitha Senaratne and his son Chathura Senaratne over a false complaint made by a journalist that he was abducted on March 10.

The Health Ministry today issued quarantine measures for all incoming passengers or tourists arriving from overseas during the pandemic of COVID-19, Director General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardana said.

The Health Ministry, today said returnees who have received both the doses of the anti COVID-19 vaccinations will be exempted from quatantine after undergoing a PCR test upon arrival and the results come in negative.

Permission should be granted to private sector also to import COVID-19 vaccine vials, if the Government is unable to procure the required number of vaccines, Head of the Public Health Inspectors’ (PHIs) Union insisted today.

Shoppers and traders have been urged to strictly follow the coronavirus health guidelines during the festive season, the police said today.

A former SriLankan Airlines official, found guilty of insulting the modesty of an employee, failed to appear before an Indian Magistrate today for sentencing.

The body of underworld linchpin and druglord Rajapaksa Arachchige Dinuka Madushan alias ’Keselwatte Dinuka’ who died in Dubai, has been brought to the country.