A total of 344 more Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals bringing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 20,804, the Health Ministry said.

The 23-year-old pregnant mother who was critically injured in the fatal road accident in Egodauyana, has suffered a miscarriage due to the injuries she had sustained, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

SriLankan Airlines flight UL 604 landed in Melbourne today (07) as the first international passenger flight since June 2020.

The Education Ministry today announced that GCE O/L examination would be held on March 1, next year.

Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed to conduct a comprehensive investigation into minor earth tremors reported from time to time around the Victoria Reservoir in Kandy, Chairman of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau Anura Wa

Bus services belonging to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and National Transport Commission (NTC) has been advised to start two buses at the start of each journey from today, the Transport Ministry said.

Police launched special operations in Colombo, Gampaha districts and in suburbs in order to apprehend night street racers, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Sri Lanka is to reopen the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for foreign tourist arrivals by following a travel bubble system.

The All-Ceylon Joint Wildlife Officers’ Association (ACJWOA) today decided to resort to an island-wide trade union action against the Wildlife State Minister for not making a decision to protect the national resources in the country.

The government will convey its displeasure, through the diplomatic channel, to the authorities of the United Kingdom regarding the projection of Karthigaipoo or Niyagala flower which is considered by the LTTE as the national symbol of Tamil Eelam on

UNP will become an alternative political force that would replace the present government before long, its Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said over the weekend.

The attention was drawn to the file which was opened by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) in 2017 to take legal action against National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ) and its leader Zahran Hashim, three weeks after the Easter Sunday terror attacks,

All Sri Lankans should be ashamed of all politicians who try to create unwanted issues, TNA MP S Rasamanickam told Parliament over the weekend.

The Western Province will not come under a complete lockdown during the festive season but areas where patients are reported will come under isolation till the situation is brought under control, Army Commander, Lt. General Shavendra Silva told Daily

The Covid-19 death toll in the country rose to 140 with three more patients being reported dead due to the virus.

A total of 26 schools within the Galle Education Zone will remain closed until Wednesday (9), the Provincial Education Ministry said.

A total of 287 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported rising the total patients tested positive for the virus today to 649, the Government Information Department said.

Refuting the statement made by MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake on December 04 in Parliament that Sathosa Chairman made an irregular purchase of 5000MT Sugar from a close associate of himself and that of a VVIP soon as the Import duty was reduced, the Lan

A total of 362 more individuals tested positive for Covid-19 surging the total confirmed cases in the country 27,590, the Government Information Department said.

According to the Department of Prisons, a total number of 2,051 persons have contracted Covid-19 so far.

The Foreign Minister has strongly influenced the procurement process of the National Lotteries Board (NLB) which was under the purview of Foreign Ministry in 2017, the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) revealed.

While implementing the ‘Park & Ride’ system, the Transport Ministry is to introduce the ‘E-ticketing’ system for buses from January 1, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

The isolation status which are currently being imposed in several areas, especially in Colombo and Gampaha districts have been revised.

A total of six bodies of the 11 inmates died during the Mahara Prison riot have been identified by their family members, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said today.

Four suspects have been arrested with 100 kg of heroin and 100 kg of ice (Methamphetamine) during a raid carried out by the Excise Department officers at Thoduwawa in Marawila.

Former Minister T.B. Ekanayake passed away at the age of 66.

State Minister of Prison Reforms Lohan Ratwatte said that the inmates who are currently serving death sentence at prisons, would see their death sentence commuted to life imprisonment.

A total of 14,125 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests were carried out yesterday (05) recording the highest number of PCR tests performed per day.

Showers or thundershowers are expected to occur at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Trincomalee and Puttalam districts, the Department of Meteorology forecast today.

Seven more Covid-19 related deaths were reported today bringing the death toll to 137, the Government Information Department said.