A top medical expert of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said viral load of people with breakthrough infections of COVID-19 - infections after vaccination - is much less, and therefore it leads to reduced transmissions from the disease from them.

Several complaints have been lodged with the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) against two Attorneys-atlaw for allegedly sharing video clips on social media for the purpose of unfairly attracting clients, informed sources told Daily Mirror yesterda

Leader of the House, Minister of Education Dinesh Gunawardena said that a new national education policy that the country needed is being formulated. He was speaking at the Consultative Committee on Education held in Parliament recently.

A van is seen driving through a street in Colombo this evening, as the city is deserted during the coronavirus lockdown. Pix by Samantha Perera

The pictures show how people live with great difficulties during the quarantine curfew. The lockdown has badly affected the daily income earners. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

A total of 144 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (11) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 11,296.

The CID today arrested the son of Shabbir Abbas Gulamhusein, a well-known businessman, over his father’s murder four years ago, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.

The move to appoint a politician to the Central Bank Governorship, which was an internationally recognised independent institute, would create a bad image on the country and its economy at the international level, JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Making a statement on re-opening of schools in the country, State Minister Channa Jayasumana said priority will be given to schools in rural areas where there are students numbering below 100 when reopening schools.

Contradicting the Health Ministry statement that there is no community spread of the COVID-19, Professor Tissa Vitharana, a renowned virologist said that cases were not reported within clusters but within community at present and thus, there is a com

Some MPs and ministers have forgotten that how they have got their ministerial portfolios. They must remember that it was because of the President and the Prime Minister. The ministers used to speak and act arbitrarily and hurt people. It is not what

There is a need to prevent the emergence of terrorists through Islamic extremism and the government must take meticulous and expeditious actions in the same way that LTTE terrorism was wiped out from the country, the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization

The Cricket Selection Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket has selected the squad to take part in the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2021, which will be played in UAE and Oman from 17th October to 14th November 2021.

A cashier attached to the Galanigama Interchange of the Southern Expressway has gone missing with Rs.1.4 million in cash taken from the safe of the Interchange office.

Steps will be taken to stop the import of chillies into the country by 2024, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said.

Government should resign and hold a snap general election immediately, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said.

The body of a girl studying at the Jaffna University Medical Faculty was found at her house yesterday, the Jaffna Police said.

The UAE will lift its restrictions on entry for fully vaccinated residents from Sunday. On Friday, the United Arab Emirates said that it will allow the return of those vaccinated fully with WHO-approved Covid-19 jabs and holding valid residence visas

People are now living in a mesmerised atmosphere due to the vaccination festival, as such they do not realize about following basic health guidelines, the Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Union said.

Two machines have been developed by Buddhika Perera, a resident of Piliyandala, who is an Electrical technician by profession to fight COVID-19. One of the machines destroys airborne viruses and bacteria in a matter of seven seconds while the other m

‘Manike Mage Hithe’ sung by young artiste Yohani De Silva has created history in Sri Lanka as her song been viewed by over 100 million users on YouTube.

A total of 157 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (10) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 11,152.

A politician cannot be appointed as the Governor of Central bank even if he/she resigns from parliamentary seat, SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne said today.

A total of 1,605 more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 411,233, the Health Ministry said.

The present lockdown will be of no use if public movement is properly curtailed, Public Health Inspectors Union (PHIU) claimed.

He is poor and uneducated, but was sensible enough to maintain social distance when begging. This man was spotted in Colombo on September 09, 2021. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

A foreign multi-day trawler carrying consignments of heroin had been taken into the custody along with 9 foreign suspects in the Sri Lankan waters.

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunge has requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to consider giving presidential pardon to imprisoned former MP Ranjan Ramanayake.

Three suspects have been arrested with over 260kg of Kerala cannabis during a raid by the Special Task Force of Police (STF) in Kiribathgoda.

The pandemic has obstructed the government in achieving its target for self-sufficiency in food crops, a minister said.