All schools would be equipped with temperature screening devices, sinks to wash hands and sick rooms before reopening, Education Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said yesterday.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that a Presidential Task Force will be appointed under the Defence Secretary to conduct a comprehensive survey of archaeological sites in the East and to take measures to preserve them, the President’s Media Divisi

Eleven senior police officers including the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), SSP W.Thilakaratne, have been transferred with immediate effect, Police Spokesman Jaliya Senaratne said.

The Lanka IOC has decided to restore the Prices of Petrol 92 at par with CPC petrol sheds by reducing Rs.5 per Litre with effect from midnight today.

Two more navy personnel tested positive for Covid-19 increasing the total cases in Sri Lanka to 1,059, the Government Information Department said.

Showers would occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and Galle and Matara districts, Department of Meteorology forecast today.

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft A320 Airbus on Friday crashed in Model Colony near Jinnah international airport Karachi.

The Supreme Court has postponed the further hearing of the Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the date set by the Elections Commission to hold the General Election, until next Tuesday (May 26).

Nineteen officers and 85 other ranks of 4th Contingent of Sri Lanka Aviation Unit in South Sudan were awarded UN medals for their valuable and meritorious services rendered to the United Nations Missions in South Sudan (UNMISS).

Music icon Cher marked ’’ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE’’ Thursday after a Pakistani court ordered freedom for a lonely elephant named Kaavan, who had become the subject of a high-profile rights campaign backed by the US singer.

Special Commodity Levy for several imported goods including sugar, chilli, potatoes and dhal has been revised by the Ministry of Finance for six months with effect from today.

Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record a statement over an incident where he had a statement disrespecting Buddhism.

President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva informed Supreme Court that the Director General of Health Anil Jasinghe had informed his client presidential secretary that the election can be held amidst current situation in the country.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has re-issued an extraordinary gazette notification declaring all the members of the Armed Forces to maintain public order in the country with effect from May 22.

A total of 16 more Covid-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged increasing the total recovered cases in Sri Lanka to 620, the Health Ministry said.

A fire has broken out at a house in Kumaran Ratnam Road at Vauxhall Street, Colombo a short while ago, Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Fire Brigade said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday proposed to immediately implement Park and Drive method to ease the heavy traffic congestion.

Election Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya told the Daily Mirror that EC member Prof. Rathnajeewan Hoole does not have to undergo quarantine and that he could come to the election office from Jaffna at any time he wants.

Countrywide curfew will be re-imposed from 8 pm tomorrow (23) to 5 am on Tuesday (26) including the high-risk districts of Colombo and Gampaha where curfew will continue indefinitely.

Veteran singer Victor Rathnayake had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital, his son said in a video.

Referring to a controversial video clip which was running in the social media about himself and former MP Kavinda Jayawardena, former MP Harin Fernando yesterday said he will lodge a complaint with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) shortly agains

Polling could be taken on any day in another one and a half months time unless there was no postponement, President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva informed Supreme Court yesterday.

As a remedy to ease the traffic congestion President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has proposed to immediately implement ‘Park and Drive method’, Presidential Media Division said.

Seven persons including a businessman, who were arrested in connection with the incident at Maligawatta, where three women had been killed while eight others were injured in a stampede, have been remanded until June 4, by the Colombo Magistrate’s C

Two more Navy personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 today, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 1047, the Health Ministry said.

A 22-year-old girl who jumped into the Upper Kotmale Reservoir from the Thalawakale Railway Bridge was rescued by the OIC of Thalawakale while a 32-year-old youth who attempted to rescue the girl drowned in the reservoir, police said.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the country increased to 1,045 today as 15 persons arrived from Dubai, UAE tested positive for COVID-19 while undergoing quarantine, the Government Information Department said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said the production and supply of the pharmaceutical items should be streamlined for the benefit of the people disregarding the interests of handful of intermediaries.

The Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) today requested its consumers to visit the office with a pre-reserved time.

According to the agreement made with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in 2003, the IOC has no need of informing the subject Minister regarding their sudden fuel price hikes but should obtain special permission from the Finance Ministry, Petroleum Min