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

While saying that every corner of the globe is suffering from the sickness of violations of human rights, Secretary-General of the UN António Guterres said people around the world are relying on us to secure and protect their rights.

Three suspects were arrested by the Poojapitiya police yesterday with 311 hand gloves printed with the images of Buddha, Jesus and Mother Mary.

Sri Lanka’s 25-year-old Lahiru Kumara has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been dropped for the West Indies tour.

Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a ’’personal relationship’’ with Tamil Nadu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the central government is committed to ensuring that Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace,

The Biyagama Police arrested 15 suspects with three motorcycles and six three wheelers for racing unlawfully at Siyabalape Junction in Biyagama early last morning.

The government is to engage the member states of the UNHRC at the topmost level regarding the resolution to be moved by the core group of countries working on Sri Lanka, a top source said yesterday.

Concerns over forced cremation noted Sri Lanka is expected to get more time to address human rights related issues when a new Resolution is presented to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.

Whilst the opposition members of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) alleged that priority was given by the Municipal Council to influential persons yesterday when providing COVID-19 vaccines, Mayor of Colombo Rosy Senanayake denied the claim.

Chairman of the Presidential Commission to Investigate the Easter Sunday Terrorist Attack Minister Chamal Rajapaksa said the most appropriate action would be taken against those responsible for the attack after a thorough study of the commission repo

A group of eminent members of the Buddhist clergy, in a letter addressed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, protested Justice Minister Ali Sabry’s remarks in Parliament that the Buddhist Temporalities (Amendment)

A proposal will be submitted to cabinet today, to obtain a sum of 52.5 million US dollars from the treasury to purchase 10 million Astra Zeneca vaccines from the Serum Institute in India, the Daily Mirror learns.

Some health experts yesterday voiced serious concerns over the government’s ongoing vaccination programme against COVID-19 saying the programme seemed to have gone out of control with no planned system in place.

Ten more COVID-19 related deaths were reported today surging the total death toll in the country to 445, the Government Information Department said.

Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker by volume, on Sunday asked for patience from foreign governments awaiting their supply of COVID-19 shots, saying it had been directed to prioritise India’s requirements.

Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella today questioned as to why the five-member commission appointed a ministerial committee to look into the recommendations made by the Presidential Commission, which probed the Easter Sunday attacks.

Highlighting that Sri Lanka’s foreign debt services which has to be settled as of December this year had reached $6 billion, SJB MP Harsha de Silva today urged the government to state as to how it is going to settle them.

A total of 254 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 so far today, the Health Ministry said.

The Planters’ Association of Ceylon today condemned yet another brutal mob attack that resulted in two more Regional Plantation Company (RPC) employees being hospitalized in critical condition.