Minister of Highways and Chief Government Whip Johnston Fernando today urged those in the government not to make public statements before the media and destroy the character of innocent persons.

A total of 357 more COVID-19 patients were reported so far today taking the total cases in the country to 75, 209, the Government Information Department said.

While denying reports that the country would be placed under lockdown in the wake of new COVID-19 variant being detected in several areas in the country, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said appropriate actions would be taken as per the advise of hea

A total of 865 more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to to 68,696, the Health Ministry said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted today that India is always committed to ensure that Tamils in Sri Lanka whom he referred to as ‘our brothers and sisters’ live with equality, justice, peace and dignity.

An Indian Secretarial staff working at the High Commission of India, Colombo was tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, the High Commission said.

After having detected several patients with rapidly transmissible new UK variant in Sri Lanka, the Public Health Inspector (PHI) Union today said no permission would be granted to hold any gathering and ceremonies except for weddings and funerals.

Well-known drug trafficker ’Badowita Asanka’ and an associate of Kanjipaanai Imran arrested with heroin yesterday, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Eight more final year students of the Peradeniya University’s Engineering Faculty have been infected with COVID-19, the Provincial Health Department said.

A total of 3,880 persons were arrested in connection with various crimes such as possession of narcotics, drunk driving and for being in the wanted list of criminals during a special country-wide operation conducted yesterday.

A new trial is to test how well the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine works in children. Some 300 volunteers will take part, with the first vaccinations in the trial taking place later in February.

A total of 7,457 frontline workers were vaccinated as of 8.30 pm today, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said.

Six more COVID-19 deaths were reported today increasing the death toll in the country to 390, the Government Information Department said.

Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has announced the launch of a new service to the Sri Lankan capital, offering direct flights between Kuwait and Colombo twice a week, with connections to destinations served by the airline in the Middle East.

A total of 796 COVID-19 patients were reported within today taking the total cases in the country to 74, 852, the Government Information Department said.

A total of 847 more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged bringing the total recoveries to 67,831, the Health Ministry said.

Four players in the Sri Lanka Cricket squad have reportedly failed the fitness test conducted at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.

Train services operating in the coastal line will be delayed due to a derailment this afternoon, the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) said.

It has been proposed to establish a Long Range Unit of the Police Special Task Force (STF) to assist wildlife and forest conservation officers to take immediate action against deforestation.

Dr. Anil Jasinghe, the Secretary to the Ministry of Environment has been appointed as the Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN).

There was minimal allowance for anyone to exploit the opportunity made available to them to import tiles and sanitaryware after the temporary relaxation of import restrictions, State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabral informed Parliament yesterday.

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday ruled that a 15-year-old student of Puhulwella Central College in Matara has been assaulted and deprived of his hearing by violating his fundamental rights.

Underworld don Maddumage Lasantha Chandana Perera alias Angoda Lokka’s mother and sister have been referred to the Government Analyst’s Department and taken blood samples required for DNA to verify Angoda Lokka’s death.

Sri Lanka is expected to sign a few MoUs with Pakistan on bilateral cooperation, during the visit of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on February 22, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardane said yesterday.

At least 10 domain names have been modified to point to a new IP address following the recent cyber attack to the ‘.lk’ Domain Registry, LK Domain Registry’s Domain Registrar Prof. Gihan Dias said.

Sri Lanka’s first power plant to generate electricity using garbage and other bio mass set up at Kerawalapitiya at Hendala, Wattala will be added to the national grid next Wednesday (17) Power Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said.

Five more COVID-19 deaths were reported today increasing the death toll in the country to 384, the Government Information Department said.

A total of 1,110 frontline workers were vaccinated withintoday, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country exceeded 900 mark for the fourth consecutive day.

State Minister of Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Community Cleanliness Dr. Nalaka Godahewa said his office proposed to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to take steps to develop light rails in Colombo, a project that has bee