Southeast Asia’s largest tyre manufacturing facility, Ferentino Tire Corporation- PVT Ltd located at Wagawatta in Horana, was declared open by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa a short while ago.

Sri Lanka’s human rights situation has seriously deteriorated under the administration of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2021.

Donald Trump has become the first president in US history to be impeached twice, after being charged with ’’incitement of insurrection’’ over last week’s deadly storming of Congress.

While claiming that yesterday’s discussion of the Port Trade Unions’ with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was unsuccessful, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today they would continue the struggle to protect the full-ownership of the Eastern

Six persons tested positive with COVID-19 through 504 random Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) conducted yesterday on those leaving the Western Province, police said.

Legal action to be taken against administration officers or the persons in charge of 473 private and state institution premises in the Western Province for not maintaining those places in accordance with health guidelines and bio-security protocols

The Japanese Government has tightened its border restrictions by temporarily banning the entry of visitors from all countries including Sri Lanka due to the coronavirus pandemic, effective today.

The Government will usher in prosperity to all Sri Lankans irrespective of racial or religious differences as stated in the government policy statement, Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said in his Thai Pongal message

Even though the country was currently facing challenging times, the government is committed to uplift the living standards of all Sri Lankan citizens and is determined to work towards overcoming these challenges together as a nation, Prime Minister M

A declassified document mentions Sri Lanka in the US strategy for the Indo-pacific region.

Fifteen MPS have in writing requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to safeguard the privileges of MPS and their right of expression.

Health authorities say there was no immediate threat to Sri Lanka despite one individual being detected with the new variant of the coronavirus.

The first group of health workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Sri Lanka would be the “Suwaseriya’ pre-hospital Mobile healthcare staff, Primary Health Services, Pandemics and COVID19 Prevention State Minister Dr. Sudharshini Fernandopulle said

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara said he would give the advantage to England in terms of winning the test match series against Sri Lanka.

Army Commander General Shavendra Silva urged a group of hotel owners to give maximum possible relief to visitors who come from foreign countries by lowering the charges to undergo quarantine.

Three more COVID-19 related deaths were reported today raising the death toll to 247 in the country, the Government Information Department said.

The person who was found to have been infected with new COVID-19 variant was a visiting overseas cricketer who had come from UK on January (3), Deputy Director General of Public Health Services, Dr. Hemantha Herath said.

The total Covid-19 cases reported so far in Sri Lanka surpassed 50,000 mark with 378 more individuals testing positive for the virus.

It was observed that people in several areas in Colombo disobeying quarantine regulations and are engaging in various activities despite health guidelines, police said.

A total of 309 more individuals tested positive for Covid-19 today raising the total number of cases to 49,848, the Government Information Department said.

A total of 463 PCR tests were carried out for the Members of Parliament and staff members of Parliament today at the Parliament Complex.

The meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business scheduled to be held today has been rescheduled for next Monday (18) on the instructions of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said.

The European Union (EU) has provided Sri Lanka with three grants of Rs. 8.26 billion, which will support Sri Lanka’s justice sector, help improve food safety, and strengthen efforts to mitigate climate change.

The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) has approved the anointment of Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, Palitha Range Bandara, Wajira Abeywardena and A.S.M. Misbah as new office bearers.

An individual who had arrived from the United Kingdom (UK) was identified with the new COVID-19 variant which is rapidly spreading in the UK, Chief Epidemiologist of the Academy of Epidemic Diseases Unit Dr Sudath Samaraweera said.

Whilst stating the legal formalities need to be completed for him to take oaths as an MP, former Deputy Minister Ajith Mannaperuma who is in line to fill the vacancy created in Parliament, if former fellow parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is con

British-born financier and a member of Rothschild family, Nathaniel Rothschild has arrived in Sri Lanka last evening in his private jet for a brief visit, Daily Mirror learns.

The Batticaloa High Court today acquitted and released MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan and four others from all charges in connection with the murder of Batticaloa District TNA parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingam.

Beijing will respond positively to request made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for cooperation in accessing vaccines developed by China against Covid-19, a spokesman said.

Sri Lankan authorities are testing one sample which has been obtained from a COVID19 patient, to see if it is the mutated version of the virus which is fast spreading in many other countries, the Daily Mirror learns.