Eight more Covid-19 deaths were reported today surpassing the toll of Covid-19 deaths in Sri Lanka 100 mark.

A total of 221 more individuals contracted Covid-19 bringing the total cases in Sri Lanka to 22,500, the Government Information Department said.

Former CID Director Shani Abeysekera who was confirmed to have contracted Covid-19, was transferred to the IDH following medical advice, the Prisons Department said.

Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris who criticised the previous government’s dealings with the UNHRC in Parliament said evidence of highest value had been disregarded if it was favourable to the Sri Lankan armed forces.

The total Covid-19 cases in the Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster climbed to 18,742 with 251 more fresh positive cases being reported a short while ago.

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in the country today for a trilateral maritime dialogue among India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

A total of 4710 more Covid-19 patients have recover and been discharged from hospital bringing the total number of recovered cases in Sri Lanka to 16,226.

At least 17 passengers were injured when a bus transporting a group of Sri Lankan expatriates to the Vidatthapalai Army quarantine centre in Kilinochch,i veered off the road and crashed into a wayside water pipeline near the Palai police station.

Four suspects have been arrested by the Eravur Police in connection with sharing LTTE commemoration posts on social media, Police Spokesman said.

Daughter of slain Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge along with several families of victims of grave crimes have written to the Attorney General expressing alarm and concern over the treatment of the former Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) dire

The Sri Lanka Embassy in Ethiopia, in consultation with the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka and the United Nations in Ethiopia, successfully facilitated the evacuation of thirty-eight (38) Sri Lankan nationals from the war zone in Tigray region in the

C. D. Wickramaratne assumed duties as the 35th Inspector General of Police (IGP) this morning at the Police Headquarters.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has told the Health Ministry that mandating cremation is not a permissible restriction.

Eight trade unions including the All Ceylon Joint Wildlife Officers’ Association (ACJWOA) have decided to resort to an island wide trade union action today against the Wildlife State Minister’s orders to allocate a portion of the land belonging t

Facebook yesterday assured Sri Lanka that strict measures are in place to ensure the safety and security of users.

Schools in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara Districts cannot be reopened now, Minister of Education Professor G. L. Peiris told Parliament yesterday.

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) yesterday requested the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID - 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) Task Force to clarify whether schools can operate, after the Task Force stated that Sri Lanka had reached level 3 in t

While highlighting that 41 factories along the banks of Kelani River are without environmental licences, while the licences of 205 factories have been cancelled, the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) yesterday proposed a joint plan to avoid poll

An attempt had been made by the State Minister of Wildlife Resources Wimalaweera Dissanayake to bypass a court order which vested a portion of the land belonging to the Polonnaruwa Floodplain with the Wildlife Department, among cultivators who earlie

Medicines distributed from the Medical Supplies Division (MSD) of the Health Ministry has not caused the infection of COVID-19 for several officers attached to the Division, Chief Epidemiologist of the Epidemic Diseases Unit Dr Sudath Samaraweera sai

Out of all the suicide bombers who blasted themselves,ilham Ahmed Ibrahim,the second suicide bomber of Shangri-la-hotel had the calmest mindset during the blast,observing the CCTV footages Senior Consultant Psychiatrist Dr.neil Fernando yesterday inf

Army Commander Shavendra Silva yesterday said that there is no risk of emerging new Covid19 clusters across the country except the remaining clusters despite several cases identified in several areas.

Health authorities yesterday warned of new COVID-19 subclusters emerging across the country if public movement is not minimised from high-risk areas to low-risk areas, unless most essential.

Three more individuals succumbed to Covid-19 today taking the death toll of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka to 99.

The total Covid-19 cases in the Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster swelled to 18,491 with 211 more new positive cases being reported a short while ago.

The PCR test conducted during the postmortem examination of the Kollupitiya Police Crime Division OIC, who died this morning, has confirmed that he had not contracted Covid-19.

Accepting the Attorney Generals Dappula de Livera’s submissions, the Chavakachcheri Magistrate’s Court issued the prohibition order preventing Mahaviru commemoration ceremonies, AG’s Coordinating Officer said.

While saying that Russia has good relations with Sri Lanka, President Vladimir Putin said they were determined to further expand mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, the economy and culture.

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) today called on all trade unions, including school principals, to protest at the parliament roundabout on December 1 against the recent budget proposals for education, as it did not solve the salary anomalies by for

Two ministries have been brought under the purview of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following the revision of subjects under Ministries, the President’s Media Division said.