Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was gifted his first vehicle, a FIAT 124 Sports Coopé, by the family which bought the vehicle from Rajapaksa years ago.

The toll of Covid-19 deaths in Sri Lanka increased to 74 with a 70-year-old male succumbing to the virus today.

A total of 215 more individuals contracted Covid-19 today taking the total confirmed cases reported so far to 19,280.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today claimed that if the Western Province Health Service Director did not provide COVID-19 patients’ surveillance data, assurance cannot be given to prevent the spread of the virus to other dis

Three suspects were arrested with 100 kg of heroin by the Special Task Force (STF) in a raid carried out in the Weligama area, Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

The bus carrying Parliament staffers has toppled into the pond at the Parliament premises today.

A total of 220 more individuals tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total cases in the country to 19,065, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

The Government had not made any allocations in the budget for the vaccine for COVID-19 which was scheduled to be released shortly by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament today.

While the official poverty rate is very low, the majority of Sri Lanka’s children live in families that are struggling financially, and 36 per cent of children live in families with a per person expenditure of less than Rs. 278 a day, a new UNICEF

A total of 368 more Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 13,271, the Health Ministry said.

The Jaffna High Court today dismissed four petitions filed in the court seeking a writ order to prevent Police and the health authorities over attempts to stop Mahaviru commemoration in the Northern Province.

The Health Ministry was taking steps to increase the number of PCR laboratories and the capacity of the existing laboratories with an aim to increase the number of PCR tests conducted within a day to 20,000, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweer

The Court of Appeal today issued a writ order quashing the indictments served against Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon in connection with a murder in 1999, ruling that it was illegal.

Veteran actor Wilson Karu was arrested yesterday by the Kirulapone police for violating quarantine regulations.

Railway Department announced today that no passenger trains will be operated this weekend (21, 22).

Justifying the request made to the government to isolate the Colombo Municipal Council area for at least two weeks, Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake said yesterday that she does not want the government to fail due to the corona virus.

The Covid-19 infected child, who went missing from the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Angoda last night, has been found in Eheliyagoda area this morning, Police said.

While saying that the support from the Health Ministry officials was not adequate in the endeavour to contain the Covid-19, Public Health Inspectors Union said there is an attempt to pass the blame on PHIs whenever there is a shortcoming with regard

Sri Lanka, Israel and Uruguay were added to England’s safe travel list on Thursday.

Four more individuals passed away due to Covid-19 today climbing the total Covid-19 death toll in Sri Lanka to 73.

The government has taken over the land and building of the 80 Club of Colombo at Independence Avenue, Colombo 7, with effect from November 12, for violating several conditions, an official said yesterday.

Former Chairman of the Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over an alleged financial irregularity of Rs. 90 million.

Following social media posts portraying children in Baduraliya struggling to attend classes due to poor internet connectivity, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has dispatched a team to the area to rectify the issue.

The Rapid Antigen test would be productive in many occasions but there were also occasions where a PCR test had to be conducted subsequent to the Antigen test, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said today.

A total of 243 more persons have tested positive for Covid-19 increasing the total Covid-19 cases in the country to 15,136, the Health Ministry said.

China is ready to make the maximum possible contribution to the success of Sri Lanka’s economic and social development endeavors, newly appointed Ambassador of China to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong said while presenting his credentials to President Gotaba

Former Sri Lanka player and coach Nuwan Zoysa has been found guilty of three offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code following a hearing by an independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal.

A total of 316 more Covid-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital bringing the total number of recovered cases in Sri Lanka to 12,903.

Chris Gayle, one of T20 cricket’s biggest draws, has pulled out of the inaugural Lanka Premier League (LPL) along with England pacer Liam Plunkett and Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed, dealing a huge blow to the tournament even before its take-off.

Two Restraining Orders had been issued by the Mannar and Vanni Magistrate Courts today over commemoration ceremonies of LTTE members, the Police said.