The house of Covid-19 infected Army Officer Adviser at Thalawathura in Daulagala who was attached to the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre had been burgled while his family members were at a quarantine centre.

A Pakistani court approved the relocation of a lonely and mistreated elephant to Cambodia on Saturday after the pachyderm became the subject of a high-profile rights campaign backed by music star Cher.

More than 3,000 people in the Western Province have been warned for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing in public places within the last 24 hours, Police said.

Former Parliamentarian and Provincial Councilor Nimal R. Peiris has been arrested by the Thalangama Police over misappropriation of postal charges valued at Rs. 113,460, police said.

State Intelligence Service (SIS) comes under the Defence Ministry and is not bound to provide intelligence to the Police, former IGP N.K. Illangakoon yesterday informed the PCoI on the Easter Sunday attacks.

The ongoing interim school holiday has been extended by another week and the schools will be reopened for Grade 11, 12 and 13 students on July 27, the Education Ministry said today.

The NMRA yesterday issued notices of cancellation of registrations and import licenses to five pharmaceutical companies including Hemas Pharmaceuticals and A. Baur (Pvt) Ltd for arbitrarily and unilaterally increasing the retail prices of 10 medicine

Political parties, which met the Election Commission Chairman yesterday have expressed mixed reactions to the health guidelines stipulated during the general election to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and on the media coverage given to the polls.

The PCR testing programme which was to be conducted in Colombo North has been postponed because of a work stoppage by the public health officers (PHIs), Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ruwan Wijeyamuni said yesterday.

Some 1,700 COVID-19 infected Sri Lankan migrant workers are currently receiving home-based and hospital-based treatment in 17 countries and is almost thrice the number of domestic patients, which as of yesterday stood at 664.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said the current challenges faced by the country was 10 times greater because of the COVID-19 pandemic than when compared with the challenges he encountered when taking over the administration.

Former megapolis Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday alleged that a government higher-up was involved in demolishing the 13th-century assembly hall used by King Buwenekabahu II in Kurunegala while the mayor of the area was being blamed for it

The Thalangama Police today reported facts to the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court with regard to a complaint filed against Mervin Silva’s son Malaka Silva by one of his friends over death threats, OIC Chief Inspector Nalinda Dilruk said.

The Extraordinary Gazette notification with health guidelines for the upcoming General Election was issued a short while ago, the Government Printing Department said.

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an interim order preventing CID from arresting him in connection with Easter Sunday attack.

Nearly 368 people including family members, who had maintained links with COVID-19 patients at the Kandakadu Drug Rehabilitation Centre had tested negative for the virus, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said today.

A 12-year-old child, who was among the 139 personnel on whom PCR tests were carried out in Rajanganaya today, had tested positive for COVID-19, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

A committee comprising experts has been appointed to investigate allegations of a archaeological building in Kurunegala was bulldozed on July 14, the Government Information Department said today.

Sri Lanka has been able to control the COVID-19 pandemic more effectively even with modest means than more resourced countries, World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative Dr. Razia Pendse said.

The fourteen suspects, who were arrested in connection with violent incident at Angulana, were released on bail by the Moratuwa Magistrate today.

Overall human rights situation in Sri Lanka in 2019 deteriorated with increased inter-communal tensions, violence against minority groups and intimidation of human rights defenders, a human rights report said.

The Court of Appeal today issued an order directing the Acting IGP to implement the law requiring licences for the transportation of sand, soil and clay, as before.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced 10-hour and 16-hour water cuts in Colombo Municipality and Kotte suburbs respectively on Saturday.

A revision application filed by Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi and Rtd. Major General Palitha Fernando seeking an Interim Order staying the Colombo High Court’s proceedings pertaining to Avant Garde bribery case was today reserved for o

At least 41 police personnel attached to the Homagama Police have been sent to quarantine after a female police sergeant attached to the ASP office of the Homagama Police Division tested positive for COVID-19.

Covid-19 Regulations (General Elections 2020) submitted by the Health Ministry Secretary pertaining only to election meetings, canvassing and election offices were approved by the Attorney General, AG’s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Ja

The Public Health Inspectors Union of Sri Lanka (PHIUSL) said its members have withdrawn from Covid-19 prevention duties with effect from 12.30 pm today.

A close associate of underworld figure ‘Uru Juwa’ was arrested with six grammes of heroin in Mulleriyawa last night, Police said.

The deadline for calling applications for re-scrutiny of 2019 GCE O/L answer scripts has been extended until July 31, Commissioner General of Examinations said.

Sri Lanka joined the international community in its call on the Israel Government to comply with international law and abandon the planned annexation and urges all parties to continue the dialogue towards peace.