Legal action to be taken against administration officers or the persons- in- charge of 1,223 private and state institutions in the Western Province for not maintaining their premises in accordance with health guidelines and bio-security protocols iss

The Government has requested the public to display the National Flag from February 01 to 07 at all Residences, shops, government and private offices and vehicles in view of the 73rd Independence Day celebrations.

An Air Force personnel has been arrested for robbing Rs. 136,000 in cash from a rural bank at Usmudulawa in Ambalangoda by threatening the Bank’s manageress yesterday, police said.

Sri Lanka has had last minute talks with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet ahead of the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva next month.

A top health official said yesterday, Sri Lanka would count on a mix of Covid-19 vaccines to ensure sufficient supplies for inoculation.

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, who was transferred to the ICU of the National Infectious Disease Hospital last morning, is not in critical condition and is recovering well although she is being given oxygen due to some breathing difficulties

There is a substantial increase in wholesale and retail prices of several varieties of commonly used vegetables due to short supply of vegetables, economic centres said.

Sri Lanka hopes to vaccinate 65% of the target population by the end of this year, a top official said.

A number of relatives of politicians have been appointed to postings at Sri Lankan Missions overseas, the Daily Mirror learns.

While saying that COVID-19’s tragedy has taken too many lives in Sri Lanka, US Department of State urged the Government of Sri Lanka to respect & accommodate religious faiths & cultural traditions, in accordance with international public health gui

The general public is requested to refrain from sending kites, balloons or drones into the sky in the general area of Colombo as Air Force flypast rehearsals for the 73rd Independence are underway in Colombo from January 28 to February 4 where aircra

The number of COVID-19 deaths reported in the country today surpassed 300 mark with eight more deaths being confirmed by the Health Services Director General.

Modern Sri Lanka enjoys well-deserved respect in the world as a sovereign, democratic, and socially oriented state, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

A total of 859 new COVID-19 patients were reported within today bringing the total number of cases in the country to 62,445, the Government Information Department said.

Army medical teams at both Narahenpita and Panagoda Army Hospitals jabbed 1,000 doses of ’AstraZeneca Covishield’ vaccine to the frontline military personnel who serve in the fight against transmission of COVID-19 after its inauguration took pla

A total of 5,286 individuals including healthcare officials have been vaccinated as at 7.00 pm this evening, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) should adopt a new resolution to enhance scrutiny of Sri Lanka’s deteriorating human rights situation and pursue accountability for past and recent violations, Human Rights Watch said today.

A total of 963 more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals today, the Epidemiology Unit said.

Senior Consultant Physician at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, became the first healthcare official to receive the COVISHIELD vaccine in Sri Lanka, State Minister Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle said.

Popular actor Bimal Jayakodi has tested positive for COVID-19.

Officials of the Sri Lanka Cricket have been summoned before the COPE Committee on February 11, 2021, Committee Chairman Prof. Charitha Herath said.

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairman Kimarli Fernando said Sri Lanka does not require a minimum number of days to stay in Sri Lanka within the ‘Bio Bubbles’ introduced by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB).

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi who was infected with Covid-19 has been transferred to the Infection Disease Hospital (IDH) in Angoda yesterday evening.

The United States have initiated a project to set up health rooms at 120 schools around the country to ensure basic precautionary measures against COVID-19, the US Embassy said.

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 vaccination drive was kicked off this morning and three soldiers in the frontline of fighting COVID-19 was vaccinated with COVISHIELD vaccine at the Army Hospital in Narahenpita.

The US has said that it is carefully reviewing a report from the UN on Sri Lanka’s human rights situation which highlights worrying trends such as deepening impunity, increasing militarisation of governmental functions, ethno-nationalist rhetoric a

Two women aged 24 and 27 have been killed by their husbands in two separate incidents in Ampara and Ginigathhena yesterday, police said.

Sri Lanka yesterday engaged in some documentation work with China to obtain 300,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine as a donation as early as possible, a State Minister said.

COVID-19 infected patients have to be confined to their homes for at least two days prior to be taken to hospitals and treatment centres due to the insufficient space at hospitals and treatment centres, sources said.

The Eastern Container Terminal (ECT) issue might be a decisive factor when it comes to the resolution that is to be brought against Sri Lanka during the upcoming UNHRC session, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.