Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane informed Parliament that he received the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing the Easter Sunday terror attacks this morning.

The Cabinet has granted approval to purchase 10 million Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccines at the cost of US$ 52.5 million as direct procurement from the Serum Institute in India.

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa expressed his regrets over the eleventh-hour resignation of Chaminda Vaas, who was appointed Consultant bowling coach during the Sri Lanka’s tour of the Caribbean.

Cabinet approval was granted to purchase 2,000 three-wheelers as a prompt solution for the Sri Lanka Police Division, after a proposal tabled by the Public Security Minister.

High-risk areas are taken into consideration when administering vaccines in the country, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said yesterday.

Eighteen persons including a woman were arrested while engaged in a party at a guest house at Laksirigama in Habarana early yesterday morning.

Conducting coaching or tuition classes targeted at the 2020 GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination will be prohibited from tonight, the Department of Examinations said.

A 25-year old man was arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) for promoting pictures and videos of terrorism and LTTE Leader V. Prabhakaran on ’Tik Tok’ social media.

President Joe Biden addressed the nation as the US marks 500,000 deaths from Covid, the most for any country in the world.

A US court has jailed a venture capitalist and political fundraiser who was recruited by Sri Lanka in 2014 to rehabilitate the country’s image in the United States.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday called for a policy shift on the containment of COVID -19 pandemic with the emergence of new variants across the world.

The medical team of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) in collaboration with the Health Ministry, have set up six vaccination centres in Colombo for the public to receive the anti COVID-19 jabs which rolled out into the public from early last week.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said yesterday he would seek to legislate on the Contempt of Court through the presentation of a private member’s bill in Parliament.

The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has turned down my humble request, Chaminda Vaas said.

Major General Sumedha Perera (Rtd) has informed the Secretary to the President asking that he be relieved of his duties as the Agriculture Ministry Secretary due to ’unforeseen circumstances’.

India has allowed Pakistan to use its airspace for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Sri Lanka, it emerged on Monday.

There are several incidents where some parties from the affluent class demanding health officials to show influence in obtaining COVID-19 vaccine making them unable to perform their duties as per the priority list, Deputy Director-General of Health

The life of MP Ranjan Ramanayake who has been convicted for Contempt of Court is in danger as he has received death threats from fellow prisoners at Angunakolapelessa prison, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today.

Five more COVID-19 deaths were reported today increasing the death toll in the country to 450, the Government Information Department said.

A total of 490 new COVID-19 patients were reported within today bringing the total number of cases in the country to 80,489, the Government Information Department said.

The Locomotive Engine Operators’ Union (LEOU) has decided to suspend a trade union action that was scheduled to take effect from midnight today.

Dismissing the allegations leveled by certain parties that figures on COVID-19 related deaths are on the contrary, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said today there is no room to alter or hide the figures and there is no

The six-member Committee appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to study the Report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into Easter Sunday attacks has been entrusted with a wide ranging mandate, Presidential Media Division said.

A special unit has been formed comprising of STF personnel and Police Environmental Unit to take immediate action against deforestation, the Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (Rtd) Sarath Weerasekera said.

Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has resigned from his post as Consultant bowling coach and will not be a part of the support staff for Sri Lanka’s tour of West Indies.

The 500,000 doses of the Astra-Seneca Covshield vaccines ordered from Serum Institute in India will be delivered to Sri Lanka on Thursday night, Acting Health Minister Channa Jayasumana confirmed.

Several Railway Trade Unions including the Railway Guards’ Union have decided to launch a strike from tonight against the decision to reconstruct a part of the Northern Line between Maho Junction and Omanthai and not taken any action to replace the

Results of the GCE Ordinary Level Examination, which is scheduled to be held from March 1 to 10, are expected to be released by June, Education Minister G.L Pieris said.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) today requested the general public to use the tap water carefully due to the prevailing dry weather condition in the country.

In the wake of India’s protests over power projects in the northern islands, the Chinese company, which secured the contract for to execute the power project hit out yesterday saying it firmly oppose to any outrageous interference by any third part