A total of 852 new COVID-19 patients were reported within today bringing the total number of cases in the country to 61,586, the Government Information Department said.

Seven more COVID-19 related deaths were reported today surging the total death toll in the country to 297, the Government Information Department said.

Former Member of Parliament Hirunika Premachandra has been appointed as a National Organizer of the Samagi Vanitha Balavegaya.

The Army today recovered a cache of unusable artillery shells during a search operation conducted in the Mulliyawalai area.

The COVID-19 situation in most of the areas in the country has gone out of hands due to the negligence and poor sense of responsibility from the part of general public, the Public Health Inspectors’ Union claimed.

Police and health teams will be deployed at the exit points of the Western Province from today, to detect any possible COVID-19 patients who may be leaving the province, unaware that they are infected, officials said.

Former Sri Lanka pacer Dilhara Lokuhettige was on Thursday found guilty of three offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, following a hearing by an independent tribunal.

UK’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite said UK would be considering the new UN Human Rights report on Sri Lanka at the upcoming session of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

A total of 1,869 more Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals rising total recoveries to 54,435, the Health Ministry said.

The Members of Parliament have been invited to attend random PCR tests conducted at the Parliament complex.

An Indian Airlines Flight AI 281 carrying 500,000 Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines donated by India landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) a short while ago.

Although there is an extradition law in the country, there could be certain hindrances in bringing such suspects who were behind Easter Sunday attacks and currently in abroad with the existing legal provisions, the Additional Solicitor General (ASG)

Sr Lanka’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is ranked 10th in the world, while New Zealand tops the rank, according to a research published by a leading Australian think tank on Thursday.

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) must take urgent steps to address the worsening human rights situation in Sri Lanka, the Amnesty International (AI) said yesterday and urged the UK Government to follow through on its commitment to work with partne

A special traffic plan would be in place in connection with the 73rd Independence Day celebrations to be held on February 4 at the Independence Square in Colombo.

Inoculation against COVID-19 will only reduce the severity of the disease, and therefore the people who are most at risk will receive the jabs under the mass rollout, an official said.

The coronavirus vaccination programme will commence at six hospitals in and around Colombo.

If Sri Lanka fails to join the Indian conglomerate, Adani Group of Companies to develop the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Port of Colombo (POC), there is a strong possibility of India pulling out from the trans shipment business from the POC a

UNP former National Organizer Navin Dissanayake is likely to take up a high position in the party soon, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Russia Professor M.D. Lamawansa was vaccinated against coronavirus with the Sputnik V vaccine, the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka said today.

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on states on Wednesday to impose “targeted sanctions” on former Sri Lankan military commanders implicated in alleged war crimes during the final years of a 26-year civil war that ended in 2009.

Two more Covid-19 related deaths were reported today taking the death toll to 290, the Government Information Department said.

The Chairman of the national cricket Selection Committee Ashantha de Mel has resigned from the post, for ’’personal reasons’’.

Former Sports Minister Harin Fernando said Jerome Jayaratne is a suitable person for the post of Sri Lanka Cricket team manager

Former Minister Arjuna Ranatunga had informed UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe that he was not willing to accept the senior Vice Chairman’s post of the party.

The total Covid-19 cases reported so far in Sri Lanka surpassed 60,000 mark with 311 more individuals testing positive for the virus.

A total of 1520 more Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 52,566, the Health Ministry said.

The decisions made by President to halt police promotions and Committee on Public Enterprises’ (COPE) decision to repatriate Sri Lankan expatriate workers using Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE) funds are commendable, but the Head of stat

It was decided at the Gampaha District Coordinating Committee not to allow any construction at the Muthurajawela Wetlands and to take over the plot of land said to be owned by a private faction.

The Attorney General (AG) today strongly objected to the five bail applications filed by the five suspects, including a former Police Inspector who were attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), who have been remanded on suspicion to have indulg