President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to conduct Peraheras and processions of religious palaces in line with health guidelines but without any spectators, the President’s Media Division said today.

United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today appointed its National Organizer Navin Dissanayake as the President of the UNP-affiliated Lanka Jathika Estate Workers Union (LJEWU).

Retired Senior DIG S. M. Wickremasinghe has been appointed as the Ombudsman at the newly created Ombudsman Office at the Presidential Secretariat.

Forty-six more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from hospitals today increasing the total number of recovered patients in Sri Lanka to 1196.

The water supply will be interrupted for 15 hours from 9 a.m. to 12 midnight in Colombo 02, 03, 07, 08 and 10 this Sunday (14), the National Water Supply and Distribution Board said today.

A luxury motorcar belonging to former parliamentarian Palitha Range Bandar’s son Yasodha Range Bandara met with an accident last night at Thonigala in Anamaduwa, Police said.

Pasindu Hirushan, who was undergoing treatment at the National Hospital, Colombo following a ragging incident in March, was recovered and discharged from the hospital.

Former Governor Niluka Ekanayake, who was set to contest the general election from Samagi Jana Balawegaya for Ratnapura District, has withdrawn from contesting the election.

A total of 225 Sri Lankans including two naval officials who were stranded in Philippine and Japan due to COVID-19 pandemic, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning, the Airport Duty Manager said.

A letter purported to be a suicide note of the man found dead at Independence Square this morning, has indicated that he had taken his life due to multiple health issues.

Senior DIG Nandana Munasinghe, who was the Senior DIG of the Western Province in April 2019, yesterday informed the PCoI into Easter Sunday attacks that he has never contacted IGP Pujith Jayasundara, who is currently on compulsory leave, after receiv

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday said that the Central Bank has failed in its duty and cannot evade its responsibility with regard to the alleged irregularities in the ETI Investments, the Presidential Media Division said.

SJB Colombo District candidate and former MP Hirunika Premachandra yesterday said she is happy about the stand of former Parliament colleague Namal Rajapaksa with regard to the Mount Lavinia beach project.

The Cabinet gave the green light on Wednesday to go ahead with a project proposed by Justice and Law Reforms Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva to consider granting of bail through video technology while the accused remains in prison.

The Police will refrain from arresting protesters at public venues unless there is an extreme situation that would lead to serious violation of law and order causing public unrest but all those involved would be referred to a spell of quarantine, Cab

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today warned that he would not hesitate to remove officials of the Central Bank (CB) or State Banks from their positions if they fail to take steps to implement the guidelines formulated by the government.

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi today rejected remarks made by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had released USD 230 million to Sri Lanka for COVID-19 operations.

Unit 2 of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant has experienced a breakdown following a steam leak. Lakvijaya Plant Manager Indrasiri Gallage said that it would take around four days to cool down. “After four days, we will repair it and it can be compl

The India National Team Tour of Sri Lanka, which was scheduled to take place during the month of June, 2020 will not go ahead as scheduled, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said today.

A T-56 weapon which was allegedly used in the Soysapura shooting, was recovered from a forest behind a house at Suwarapola in Piliyandala today, police said.

The Prisons Department is expected to introduce a new mobile jamming system to prevent inmates from using mobile phones while in prisons, Prisons Commissioner General Thushara Upuldeniya said.

A 57-year old man was hacked to death by his son-in-law at Oruwala in Athurugiriya last night, police said.

The 33-year-old doctor who was arrested for stealing Rs.7.9 million worth of cash brought to the National Hospital, Colombo, was remanded until June 24 by the court today.

Sri Lanka-born BBC presenter George Alagiah has confirmed his bowel cancer has spread to his lungs.

The National Elections Commission today announced the dates for postal voting for the 2020 General election starting from July 13.

DIG Waruna Jayasundara today assumed duties as 13th Commandant of the Special Task Force of Police (STF).

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said that they are still following the ‘wait and watch policy when it comes to the tour of Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series in August.

At least 30 police officers including the Kollupitiya Police OIC, who were on duties near the US embassy in Colombo to disperse the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) protesters, have been sent for quarantine, the Police said.

Chairman of Self-Employed Professionals’ Three-Wheeler Association, Sunil Jayawardhana, was killed after he was assaulted by a group of employee of a finance company in Mirihana Wednesday evening, police said.

Denat Paniyandoowage, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate contesting the General Elections from Galle District has withdrawn from contesting and pledged his support to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday.