Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardane said he started engagements with the foreign envoys in Colombo as part of lobbying their support for Sri Lanka at the session of the UNHRC while briefing them about the Government’s position.

The Director General of Health Services has revised the COVID-19 death toll in the country as two deaths have been repeatedly counted when releasing the death toll report yesterday (02).

A total of 21,147 frontline workers have been vaccinated as at 8.30 pm this evening, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said.

A total of 711 new COVID-19 patients were reported within today bringing the total number of cases in the country to 66,409, the Government Information Department said.

The Parliamentary Council has approved the members to be appointed to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) in terms of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act.

President Xi Jinping sent a felicitation message to his Sri Lankan counterpart Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the eve of the 73rd Independence Day of Sri Lanka and expressed his willingness to further elevate bilateral ties.

It was reported that 146 prisoners are to be released from prisons island-wide tomorrow on presidential pardon to mark the 73rd Independence Day, Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake today said.

Myanmar police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment and she will be detained until Feb. 15 for investigations, according to a police document.

The COVID-19 situation in the country has not yet gone out of hand, despite an average of 800 cases being reported every day, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said today.

Attorney General Dappula de Livera has forwarded indictments against former Directors of the Swarnamahal Jewellers Pvt. Ltd for running a financial business without a licence.

Sri Lanka Head Coach Mickey Arthur and Lahiru Thirimanne have tested positive for COVID-19, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed in a statement today.

The Government has decided to purchase nine million Oxford AstraZeneca COVISHIELD vaccines, Secretary to State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID-19 Disease Control Dr. Amal Harsha de Silva said today.

An exclusive dress-code has been introduced for the retired service personnel to be worn at the functions of national value and service oriented as well as at non-military functions organized by the civil establishments.

Nearly 150 children found tested positive with COVID-19 during the past 10 months, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) Director Dr. G. Wijesuriya said.

Eastern Province Governor Anuradha Yahampath today decided not to accept unseparated garbage in the Eastern Province from March 1.

The fire erupted at a laboratory of a Waste Management Factory in Katunayake Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has been doused, police said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday met with Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and conveyed the government’s interest in developing the West Container Terminal of Colombo Port together with I

While rejecting the claims by private bus associations for not granting concessions for their service, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said action will be taken against the bus operators if they resort to strike without any tangible reason.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Colombo District from second wave surpassed 25,000 with 261 patients were detected yesterday.

The prevailing Covid-19 quarantine process should be reviewed and revised in order to further improve such measures by appointing a special committee, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said yesterday.

A group of men posing to be buyers had stolen a car after forcing the owner out of the car during a trial run yesterday, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Several complaints about common adverse reactions following the inoculation of the COVISHIELD vaccine had been reported, Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Editor Dr Haritha Aluthge said.

Sri Lanka is seeking a negotiated settlement with India on the Colombo Port issue.

The United States and Sri Lanka have had talks on the human rights issue and other related matters.

Mayor of Colombo, Rosy Senanayake said yesterday that random COVID-19 tests will continue across Colombo at least till such time all are vaccinated against the virus or when the Health Ministry guidelines suggest otherwise.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on the occasion of the 73rd Anniversary of the Independence of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka rehabilitated all 594 of child soldiers recruited by the LTTE without prosecuting them, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN, Mohan Peiris said.

Dr. Neville Fernando, the owner of Neville Fernando Hospital was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the IDH after coronavirus symptoms worsened, National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

Seven more COVID-19 deaths were reported today increasing the death toll in the country to 330, the Government Information Department said.

Sri Lanka will most probably take part in the February – March session of the UNHRC in virtual format and a discerning and overwhelming reply will be presented at the world body, highlighting Sri Lanka’s position on various allegations, Cabinet S