Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has issued strict instructions to his staff at Temple Trees to take extreme health precautions as the COVID-19 pandemic surges, but work within the Temple Trees has not come to a halt as all offices continue to functi

Conducting online teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic is a complete failure as it leads to many social and economic issues, the Ceylon Teachers’ Service Union (CTSU) said.

There is an opinion within a section of the UNP that Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe should enter Parliament through the solitary national list slot which the party has received, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

Four individuals succumbed to the Covid-19 today (21) mounting the death toll to 87.

The total Covid-19 cases reported so far in Sri Lanka surpassed 20,000 mark with 216 more individuals testing positive for the virus.

The Government has decided to continue with cremation of bodies of Covid-19 victims, until the final report of the committee appointed to study the matter is finalized, Director General of Health Services said.

An Indian, a Pakistan player and an Indian TV technician who came for the Lanka Premier League (LPL) have tested positive in a hotel at Hambantota today.

A total of 175 more Covid-19 cases were reported surging the total cases in Sri Lanka to 19,946, the Government Information Department said.

The report of the recent tremor erupted in Kandy will be released tomorrow, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) Chairman Anura Walpola said.

A total 479 more Covid-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals bringing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 14,069, the Health Ministry said.

A total of 40 office trains services will operate from tomorrow morning under health guidelines, the Railways Department said.

All Post Offices and Sub Post Offices in the Kurunegala District would be closed until further notice after 14 staff members tested positive with Covid-19, Postmaster General Ranjith Ariyarathna said.

The Lanka Premier League 2020 will have all the necessary measures in place to protect the absolute integrity of the tournament and will adopt a zero-tolerance policy against any wrongdoing, the Sri Laka Cricket (SLC) said.

Two children who were playing in a paddy field in Mandaitivu in Kayts, Jaffna were drowned when they fell into a sump yesterday.

Chief Incumbent of the Mirigama Minioluwa Vidyavasa Pirivena, Most Venerable Makkulawe Wimala Anunayaka Thero has been appointed as the Chief Prelate of the Ramanna Maha Nikaya.

Isolation, imposed on several areas in the Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts will be lifted with effect from 5.00 am tomorrow, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

Nine individuals succumbed to the Covid-19 today reporting the highest number deaths recorded within a day and raising the death toll to 83.

The Police have located the Covid-19 infected female who had run away while undergoing treatment at the Infection Disease Hospital (IDH) in Angoda on Thursday (19).

A total of 487 individuals have so far tested positive for Covid-19 today increasing the total cases in the country to 19,771, the Health Ministry said.

The Cinnamon Garden Police have arrested the son of a former Minister for allegedly threatening a police constable who was deployed for security of a Judge’s house in Cinnamon Gardens.

The re-opening of schools on Monday for the third term might cause a factor to emerge another massive COVID cluster in the country, Teachers-Principals Unions said.

The Budget was passed at the second reading with a majority of 99 votes in Parliament a short while ago.

One of the employees of the Central Bank tested positive for Covid-19 on November 19.

Eight Grama Niladhari divisions in the Atulugama area have been declared as isolated areas after 17 Covid-19 patients were reported from the area.

The national security could not be still assured until the people who led Zahran Hashim to carry out the sudden terror attacks are identified, former SDIG of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Ravi Seneviratne yesterday informed the PCoI pro

The Government had to forego a staggering sum of Rs.784 million, in terms of tax revenue because the Department of Excise permitted thousands of litres of Ethanol to be sold to both the state and the private sector to manufacture Covid-19 disinfectan

Budget 2021 comprises some good proposals but at the same time it had failed to explain how the Government is planning to meet the economic challenges that the country is currently facing, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) urged the government to reconsider the import ban.

MP Rishad Bathiudeen told the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing Easter Sunday attacks that he contacted then Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake thrice to know about the suspect arrested in connection with the multiple bombings.

Any COVID-19 vaccine will not be tried in Sri Lanka until WHO officially approves it, Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa told Parliament yesterday.