Cabinet spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardana yesterday said Sri Lankans maintaining accounts in a foreign country, expatriate Sri Lankans and local or foreign investors could deposit any amount of foreign currencies including ‘Black Money’

While the curfew is in force in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Puttalam, the resumption of civilian life and state and private sector activities will begin from Monday, 11th May, President’s Media Division said.

A teenage boy from Pannala has been taken into custody by the police for posting anti-social content on social media platforms, the police spokesman said.

Two elderly men among the beggers taken into the Muttur quarantine centre operated by the Air Force from Gunasinghepura had passed away today, the Air Force Spokesperson said.

Commenting on Co-Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardana’s remarks that elections have been held even when people died from dengue, star Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara asked, ’’Not the most enlightened comment, is it?’’

Three more COVID-19 patients were reported increasing the total infected cases in Sri Lanka to 671, the Ministry of Health said.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has informed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a letter written by leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake that its members would not attend the meeting of former MPs convened by him at Temple Trees on May 4 to discuss t

The Elections Commission (EC) has stopped paying Rs. 20,000 for trainee graduates, Minister Bandula Gunawardena said today.

Health Ministry has issued guidelines to be followed by Buddhists when celebrating Vesak amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Two more persons tested positive for COVID-19 today increasing the tally to 668, Heath Ministry said.

The cancellation of leave of all Police personnel, due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka, has been extended till May 15, police said.

Three more COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital increasing the total number of recovered cases to 157, the Health Ministry said.

Eight people including former UNP mayor of the Nawalapitiya Urban Council have been arrested for gambling at a restaurant in Ginigathhena last night.

Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in a twitter post replying to Secretary to the President P.B. Jayasundara’s reply said it had avoided the important constitutional questions raised in his letter.

Three suspects have been arrested with 1 kg of heroin during a raid in Welipenna early this morning, police said.

Twenty one factories at the Boralugoda, Horana BOI zone were closed after a supervisor of a cafeteria in a reputed factory was tested positive for COVID-19.

A total of 21,000 PCR tests have been conducted so far and only 3% out of this figure has been confirmed as infected, Presidential Media Division said.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been diagnosed with Covid-19. The news was announced on Thursday evening, live on national television, during a video link with President Vladimir Putin.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in response to the request by the opposition parties, has declined to re-summon Parliament.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, through his Secretary P. B. Jayasundera, responded to the letter sent by former minister Mangala Samaraweera saying that the letter was compiled based on a number of misinformation.

A group of Sri Lankan expectant mothers who are currently stranded in a hospital in India have requested Sri Lankan authorities to help them return to the island.

Fifteen more Covid-19 infected patients have fully recovered and discharged from the hospital, increasing the total number of recovered persons to 154, the health ministry said.

Deputy Inspector General of Police Ajith Rohana said that out of 31 main Covid-19 clusters identified across the island, only four clusters still remain active.

With the arrival this evening (30 April) of UL 1188 carrying 125 Sri Lankan students from Kolkata, the operation to bring home 1065 Sri Lankan students based in the South Asian region, over 10 days, reached a successful conclusion, the Ministry of Fo

On the advise sought by the Acting IGP, the Attorney General has approved the imposition of curfew and other measures taken to curb the spread of Covid-19 by the Police, AG’s Coordination Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said.

The Catholics in Sri Lanka will be compelled to take it to the streets and hold peace protests to ensure that those who are responsible for the Easter Sunday attacks are brought to justice, a group of priests said today.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) invited the drone operators having the potential, capability and interest to offer Drone Technology services during COVID-19 pandemic.

Post Master General Ranjith Ariyaratne today requested the people to bring a pen with them to sign relevant documents when visiting the post offices from Monday (4).

Former Speaker of Parliament, Karu Jayasuriya, said today that he endorsed the proposal made by the parties in the opposition to reconvene the Parliament.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called all 225 members of the previous Parliament for a meeting on Monday (May 4) at 10 am to discuss the current situation in the country, the Prime Minister’s office said.