As the third school term ends today for this year, the Education Ministry said all students should be promoted to the next class for the first term of 2021.

Eastern Province (EP) Governor Anuradha Yahampath today requested the public not to visit the Trincomalee District except for a matter of urgency.

Nuwara Eliya District Corona Prevention Committee today requested the public not to engage in pilgrimage to Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) during January, Nuwara Eliya District Secretary M.B.R Pushpakumara said.

The parents of the 20 day year old infant who was cremated filed a Fundamental Rights application through their Attorney Sanjeewa Kaluarachchi today.

Four passengers were found COVID-19 positive when Rapid Antigen tests performed on them while travelling in passenger buses at Danovita on the Colombo-Kandy Road yesterday, Mirigama Public Health Inspector (PHI) Nishantha Somaratne said today.

A constable attached to the Parliamentary Police Division died in a road accident at Ilukkahahena Junction on the Baduragoda-Veyangoda road this morning, Police said.

Constitutional protection should be afforded to Sri Lanka’s flora if the ecosystem is to be protected, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith said.

The Supreme Court today rejected a Fundamental Rights Petition filed by a group of students seeking an interim injunction suspending admission of students to engineering and physics faculties based on Z-score.

A total of 428 Covid-19 cases have been reported yesterday across the country, and among them, 162 were from the Atalugama village in Bandaragama.

Operations to curb illegal drug ring in the island would be further strengthened during next year (2021), Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said yesterday.

With several countries having started COVID-19 vaccination, the United Nations has assured Sri Lanka its support for procuring, distributing and administering of the vaccine.

China launched its latest rocket from its southern island of Hainan on Tuesday, as it progresses towards its target of developing reusable launch vehicles.

UNP working committee which will meet today is likely to decide the appointment of former MP Palitha Range Bandara as the party’s new General Secretary.

Sri Lanka’s expert committee which has been appointed to study the COVID-19 vaccines which have been produced by some countries will conclude its final recommendation as to which vaccine would be best suited for Sri Lankans, by early January, after

The Public Services Commission (PSC) has responded to the Attorney General’s (AG) Department’s recommendation to conduct a disciplinary inquiry against Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Azard Navavi and State Counsel Malik Aziz who were in charge of

After evaluating all technical reports relating to the ANTI-COVID-19 syrup introduced by Ayurvedic practitioner Dhammika Bandara from Kegalle, the Pharmacological Unit of the Sri Lanka Ayurveda Department had approved the syrup as a local medicine, I

Two more Covid-19 fatalities were reported today increasing the death toll to 183, the Government Information Department said.

An arrest of 47-year-old man had led the Police uncover a racket, known as ‘baby farming’ in which infants have been exchange for payment following agreement with mothers.

A total of 130,000 breathalyser devices used to measure blood alcohol content have been distributed to all police stations across the country to intensify raids against drunken drivers during festive session, Police said.

In the wake of the discovery of a fast spreading new strain of Coronavirus in certain countries, the Government has decided to continue with the existing procedure of obtaining prior approval from the Foreign Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority

The number of places where random rapid antigen tests are to be carried out on people leaving the Western Province will be increased to 11 from tomorrow (23), Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Commonwealth, the United Nations and South Asia today highlighted the impact of forced cremations of COVID-19 victims in Sri Lanka on Muslim & other faith communities.

Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva said today that the Health Services Director General and other health officials will take action on the new strain of COVID-19 in the UK after studying it properly.

Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) today said that they will be suspending all flights from UK over fears of the new strain of coronavirus from tomorrow morning.

All positive positive Covid-19 patients detected from the Minuwangoda garment factory cluster (3,059) have fully recovered, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) would be developed as a hub for cargo import and export services in addition to developing it as a foreign tourist destination, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said.

Vehicular movement between Gallella and Manampitiya on the Polonnaruwa- Batticaloa trunk road is restricted due to floods caused by heavy rain, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

The Government had approved the proposal to waive off landing and parking fee for the period from December 26 to January 19, 2021, Co-cabinet spokesman Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said.

Rains exceeding 100 mm is expected in the coming days in Central, Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa, Ampara and Batticaloa Districts as a result of active northeast monsoon conditions, Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

A team of foreign experts is scheduled to arrive in the country next year to assure the stability of the Victoria Dam which is maintained according to international standards, mahaweli Zones Canals and Settlements Infrastructure Development State Min