Another consignment of 500,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca COVISHIELD vaccines have been brought to the country from India a short while ago, Indian Airlines Katunayake Airport Manager Saranath Peiris said.

The National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) has requested the people in the Colombo district to contact one of the following officials to obtain the COVISHIELD vaccine.

The Department of Registration of Persons will open tomorrow for the students who did not obtain their National Identity Cards (NICs), Commissioner General Vianni Gunatilaka said.

The Colombo High Court has acquitted Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage on charges of misappropriating Rs. 3.9 million belonging to the Sri Lanka Free Trade Union Confederation (SLFCC).

It was reported that the PS Division of the Chapleton Estate in Bogawanthawala MOH Division of Nuwara Eliya District has been isolated with immediate effect, Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) Army Com

The Government tabled the final report of the Presidential Commission which probed the Easter Sunday attacks in Parliament today .

Pakistani Premier Imran Khan during his two-day state visit of Sri Lanka addressing a gathering of dignitaries commended former Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga for his efforts to instil a winning mindset for his former cricket team member

Sri Lanka has categorically rejected the conclusions and recommendations in the UN High Commissioner’s Report.

The first batch of vaccines to be offered to Sri Lanka by the World Health Organisation (WHO) through the COVAX facility is to arrive soon, WHO sources told Daily Mirror.

A Canadian national has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bring aliens to the United States for private financial gain in connection with his role in a scheme to smuggle aliens from Sri Lanka through the Caribbean and into the United States, the US Jus

A soldier and an army deserter were arrested with 45 kg of heroin while travelling in a van in Horana by the Panadura Anti-vice Narcotic Unit.

Following several complaints from citizens that the ongoing vaccination program was being conducted in an ad-hoc manner, the Daily Mirror learns that a decision may be taken to revert the vaccination program back according to the priority groups - in

The Sri Lanka Society of Nephrology yesterday advised patients who were on immunosuppressive drugs to consult their caring physician over receiving the COVID-19 vaccinations, while the vaccination programme has begun for patients who were suffering f

The public who obtained the first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine have been urged to exercise caution and not be overconfident.

While claiming that the final report of the Presidential Commission on the Easter Sunday attacks had not revealed the mastermind behind the attacks, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday they could not accept the report as a complete rep

Health officers from the Colombo Municipal Council yesterday urged all those who had been vaccinated and who would receive the anti COVID19 jabs in the coming weeks and months, to carefully preserve their vaccination cards as it would be required for

Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID-19 Disease Control Minister Sudarshani Fernandopulle today slammed Health Ministry officials over certain arbitrary decisions taken by them regarding the vaccination drive.

President’s Counsel Saliya Pieris has been elected as the new President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) for 2021-2022.

Four more COVID-19 deaths were reported today increasing the death toll in the country to 457, the Government Information Department said.

While saying it is too early to comment on the slight decrease in COVID-19 cases in the country at present, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said the major clusters in the country are on the declining stage.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Commission to increase the productivity of the Sri Lanka Customs Department and to study its current situation, the President’s Media Division said.

Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathna Thera today handed over nominations to contest for the post of Vice President of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

A tense situation was reported today during a vaccination drive held at the Western Dispensary in Kirula Road, Narahenpita.

After winding up his two-day official visit to Sri Lanka, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his delegation left on a special Pakistan Airforce flight today.

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken today encouraged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to support the resolution on Sri Lanka stating that the ‘lack of accountability for past atrocities in Sri Lanka’.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has raised the issue of mandatory cremation of COVID-19 victims in Sri Lanka at the 46th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

The Gas companies have requested the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to increase the price of a 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder considering the price increase in the world market, foreign exchange and other cost factors, LAUFGS Group Chairman W.K.H W

The government has decided to take over and develop the Muthurajawela Wetland Sanctuary under the Ministry of Environment and Urban Development Authority, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said today.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the President House in Colombo today.

The Prisons Department has introduced an online facility for prison visits, which enables relatives of inmates even to have a video chat with inmates.