India’s New High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay has said that Delhi will help Colombo to deal with the Economic Challenges precipitated by the COVID crisis and this ’’ is going to be one of my very important tasks’’.

School applicants, who qualified for university entrance would be able to certify their university admission applications on May 20, 21 and 22, the Education Ministry has announced.

Consideration of seven Fundemental Rights petitions challenging the election date, commenced before a five-judge Supreme Court bench.

At least five local websites had been hacked into by a group of hackers this morning targeting the Victory Day commemorations, the Computer Emergency Readiness Team/Co-ordination Centre (CERT|CC) said.

A group 69 Sri Lankans who were stranded in various cities in Thailand for nearly two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation were repatriated yesterday evening via a special Maldivian Airlines charter flight Q2 6351, by the Embassy of Sri Lank

Warning that Sri Lanka’s economic growth is bound to go down to -3.5 percent, former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged the government to formulate a long term plan to revive the economy battered by Covid-19 pandemic

Former Sri Lanka Cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena has questioned the government decision to construct another international cricket stadium in Sri Lanka.

Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha requested the overseas Sri Lankans to rethink their plans to return to Sri Lanka unless in compelling circumstances.

Sri Lanka’s biggest international cricket ground with 40,000 seating capacity will be built in Diyagama, Homagama, Minister Bandula Gunawardena said.

The Lanka-IOC (LIOC) has increased the 92 Octane petrol price with effect from midnight today.

Eleven more Covid-19 infected patients were reported today, increasing total cases in Sri Lanka to 981, the Health Ministry said.

A record of 14,617 other ranks of Sri Lanka Army would be promoted in view of the National War Heroes’ Day which falls on May 19, the Army said.

Donating a day’s salary to the Government to overcome the existing financial constraints due to coronavirus pandemic is not applicable to Tri-Forces, Police and Civil Defence Services personnel, Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne sa

The Indian cricket board - BCCI says it is open to tour Sri Lanka in July for a six-match limited over series, if the government allows them to. “It all depends on government directives pertaining to lockdown relaxations and travel restrictions. We

Students who sit for the GCE A/L examination this year will be allowed to use calculators for the first time in the history, Commissioner General of Examinations B. Sanath Pujitha said.

The Chinese ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his residence on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on Sunday, Israeli police said.

A total of 38,983 Overseas Sri Lankans (OSLs) in 143 countries at present seek to return home, based on information gathered mainly through the ‘Contact Sri Lanka’ Web Portal of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.

Nineteen trains are scheduled to be operated to Colombo from Monday (May 18), the Railways Department said.

Eighteen more COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals today increasing the total number of recovered cases to 538, the Health Ministry said.

The Election Commission was appointed to hold elections and not to postpone them and it is their responsibility to hold the General Elections in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Health Sector, Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said today.

As reported by the Daily Mirror on several occasions, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned yesterday that spraying of disinfectant on the streets does not eliminate the new coronavirus and even poses a health risk.

A total of 56,356 persons have been arrested and more than 15,000 vehicles were taken into custody as of this morning for violating curfew since March 20, the Police said.

India has crossed the 90,000-mark in the number of coronavirus cases as it recorded the biggest single-day jump of 4,987 new patients, bringing the total to 90,927 cases so far, including 2,872 deaths, Union Health Ministry said today. Of the total d

The deep depression over south east Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood, has intensified into a Cyclonic storm ‘AMPHAN’ and lay centred at 02.30 a.m. of today, (17) about 610 km North-east of Trincomalee, the Met department said.

The toll of Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka has risen to 960 with 25 more infected patients being reported today, the Health Ministry said.

The water levels in Maha Oya and Aththanagalu River are rising continuously due to heavy rains and this could result in minor floods, Spokesman for the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Pradeep Kodippili said.

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has decided to recommence its services from May 20 subject to certain limitations with a limited staff, Commissioner General of the Department, Sumith C. K. Alahakoon said.

Sri Lanka has demanded UK’s The Guardian website to remove a travel picture quiz which stated that Eelam is an indigenous name for Sri Lanka.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assured today that the funds of the COVID-19 Social and Security Fund would be utilised with complete transparency.

Taxi drivers were allowed to operate to transport employees, even across districts, to their places of work and/or home, police said today.