Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardana said there is no reason for any price hike of import items subjected to 100 per cent cash deposit margin requirements.

The Afghan Ambassador to Sri Lanka has refused to recognize the interim cabinet of the Taliban. Ashraf Haidari has, in a letter, told the Sri Lankan Government and diplomatic community based in Colombo that the Taliban government is illegitimate, Dai

In a letter of demand, the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) has urged the Attorney General to take immediate action to rectify the injustice caused by releasing 15 captive elephants that were kept under the custody of the Department of National

There has been less enthusiasm among the youth in Colombo City to get COVID-19 vaccines during the past few weeks, Chief Medical Officer Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni said yesterday.

Sharing a post on Facebook, Ishini Wickremasinghe who resigned from the post of Director-general of the Department of National Zoological Gardens said yesterday she was helpless in protecting elephants being forcibly taken away from Pinnawala.

The Special Task Force (STF) personnel launched a special operation yesterday in search of individuals who violate quarantine and curfew rules. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Monks at the Baraneskanda Purana Viharaya, Pilapitiya, Kelaniya handed over beds and other equipment to the Sri Lanka Army to be utilised for COVID-19 patients. The donation was done in remembrance of Chief Incumbent of the Baraneskanda Purana Vihara

People are seen queued up to buy milk powder at Narahempita economic centre soon after the news broke out that quarantine curfew was extended till September 21. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

A total of 131 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (09) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 10,995.

Development work on Galle Face continues despite quarantine curfew. Picture shows the Naval personnel are busy at work. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana.

Criticizing the move taken by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Head Kimarli Fernando to remove the PPE requirement for fully vaccinated flight crew, the Flight Attendant Union (FAU) today said the SLTDA was attempting to paint a fa

The influential Travel+Leisure (T+L) magazine has included Sri Lanka among the latest list of ‘Top 25 Islands in the World’ for holidaymakers.

Prof. W.A. Lakshman this afternoon announced his resignation from the post of Central Bank Governor with effect from September 14.

The oxygen demand to treat COVID-19 patients has substantially gone down in hospitals, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

This is the moment two rival yacht clubs faced off for very unusual cricket game, on a sandbank in the middle of the Solent, yesterday morning. (Daily Mail)

Minister of Irrigation Chamal Rajapaksa has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted to a private hospital in Colombo.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed authorities to submit a report as to what type of restrictions should be imposed if the quarantine curfew is to be lifted after September 21, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.

A 25-year-old woman who had gone missing since last Sunday (5) afternoon while collecting firewood at Nuwara Eliya Estate, has been traced in a combined operation by the Army troops,Police, Special Task Force and Estate workers.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly to be commenced on September 21 in New York, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.

Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to submit an immediate report on the illegal filling of lagoons by certain groups in the Eastern Province (EP) using soil from tanks.

Inoculation of senior citizens The vaccination of those above the age of 60 years with the Sinopharm vaccine was carried out at the at the Bodhiraja Viharaya, Panagoda by Sri Lanka Army. Pix by Nisal Baduge The vaccination of those above the age of

The Government has decided to extend the current curfew until 4.00 am on Tuesday, September 21.

The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died in March following mistreatment at a Japanese immigration center visited the immigration agency Friday to seek full disclosure of two weeks’ worth of a security camera footage of her final days.

The number of individuals who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 has crossed the 10 million mark in Sri Lanka.

After investigating the prevalence of different SARS-CoV-2 variants in different provinces in Sri Lanka, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) researchers found out the Delta variant was responsible for 95.8% of Covid-19 infections in Sri Lanka.

A total number of 357 COVID-19 vaccination centres will be in operation in 23 districts across the country today, the Health Ministry said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has left the island this morning for an official visit to Italy.

Organized criminal Janith Madushanka alias ‘Podi Lassie’ and his mother yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court challenging Podi Lassie’s continuous detention under Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

A 18-hour water cut will be in several areas of Kalutara starting from 8.00 am today (10) due to essential maintenance on CEB Power supply line to Kethhena Treatment Plant Intake, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.

Emergency regulations should be lifted as it has failed to reduce the prices of essential items, even after a week has passed since the imposition of the law, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.