Health authorities have completed vaccinating nine million people with both doses as of yesterday, Heath Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

The Prima Ceylon (Pvt) Limited has decided to revise their increased wheat flour prices, the All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association (ACBOA) today said.

The Taliban intends to ’’raise its voice for Muslims’’ in Indian-administered Kashmir, a spokesman told the BBC.

The Royal college History club has organised an all-island history quiz competition giving the chance to all schools around Sri Lanka to go head-to-head, the only of its kind.

The decision was taken to pay an allowance of Rs. 5,000 for two months for teachers and principals as relief from their salary anomalies and to cover the expenses incurred on online teaching, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said.

A foreign fishing vessel carrying a large haul of heroin was seized by the Navy maritime patrol south of Sri Lanka’s maritime boundaries along with seven crew members, the Navy said.

The Sri Lanka Defence Ministry has alerted the Immigration and Emigration Department that there would be possibilities that certain foreigners especially from Afghanistan may attempt to enter Sri Lanka using Visit Visas and seek political asylum in E

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday alleged that a top opposition politician is behind the false news that is being circulated in social media involving him.

Claiming that people had not benefited by the emergency regulations, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday alleged that the Government had only increased the price of a kilo of sugar by Rs. 37 through the new gazette.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today that the Pfizer vaccine could be given to the schoolchildren of the relevant age groups as soon as the medical approval is received.

People were queuing to purchase sugar at the control price in Sathosa outlets in Borella and Maradana today. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

In the wake of a knife attack carried out at a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand, by a man of Sri Lankan origin, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry today said that more information has been sought from the New Zealand authorities over the incident.

A total of 202 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (02) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 9,806.

The 7,587 people who had died due to COVID epidemic up to today hadn’t received at least one dose of vaccine, which is 80.7% of all deaths, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Secretary Dr. Shenal Fernando said.

The UK’s vaccine advisory body has refused to give the green light to vaccinating healthy children aged 12-15 years old on health grounds alone.

People were seen purchasing their daily needs from mobile vendors in and around Colombo today after the extension of the ongoing travel restrictions. Pix by Padeep Pathirana

Sri Lanka ranked first in the world as the country with the fastest vaccination drive for the past week.

Investigation revealed that a jailor at the Magazine Prison had given the mobile phone to former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen who is currently in remand custody at the Magazine Prison.

Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna today visited Pettah to inspect commodities such as rice and sugar rice are sold at controlled price after the government had declared such regu

cThe validity period of all types of visas that being allowed currently for foreigners residing in Sri Lanka has been extended by 30 days, the Immigration and Emigration Department said.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) requested the Presidential Task force to administer COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 12 to 18 years before the re-opening of schools to prevent a catastrophic situation with the spread of COVID i

The Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) said today there was a malicious google form being circulated in the social media gathering information on children under 18 years of age for vaccination and HPB firmly warns people not to get caught in such scams.

In the wake of a knife attack at a supermarket in Auckland by a Sri Lankan national, the New Zealand High Commission in Colombo said that ‘New Zealand’s Sri Lankan community is, and will always be, an integral and treasured part of Kiwi society

The couple who that was arrested for making a pornography video filming near the Pahanthudawa waterfall in Belihuloya was released on police bail.

The National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) requested people to refrain from buying Prima wheat flour to avoid increasing their product prices by Rs.12.

Notorious drug trafficker Amila Prasanna Hettihewa alias ’’Sunshine Sudda’’ was shot dead at Warakapitiya, Weligama in Matara, police said.

Senior lawyer and civil society activist Senaka Perera stated that he and a team of lawyers are ready at any time to provide necessary legal assistance to the couple who are currently being investigated by the police over a controversial pornographic

The first rocket launched by private aerospace company Firefly has exploded just minutes after blasting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

A death was reported and 908 people were affected due to gutsy winds and heavy rain prevalent in the country, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

The present islandwide lockdown has been extended till September 13, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.