Five Grama Niladhari Divisions in Colombo, Rathnapura and Nuwara Eliya Districts have been isolated with effect from 6 am today, the National Operations Center for Prevention of COVID-19 said.

Except for the lions, no other animals in the Dehiwala National Zoological Garden were reported to have been contracted coronavirus, Wildlife State Minister Wimalaweera Dissanayake said.

Matt Hancock has resigned as UK Health Secretary and walked out on his wife after video footage emerged of him kissing an aide in his ministerial office in a breach of coronavirus restrictions.

A container ship left adrift in the Indian Ocean after an engine room fire was being towed to Singapore on Saturday (June 26), Sri Lanka navy said.

Nearly 200 pregnant mothers have contracted coronavirus and they are being treated in hospitals, the Director/Specialist of the Family Health Bureau, Dr. Chitramali de Silva said.

Special Task Force (STF) personnel arrested three people from Angulana area along with illegal firearms, ammunition and machetes with their consent.

A total of 43 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (25) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 2,905.

Members of the Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) staged a protest in front of the Welikada Prison urging for several demands including granting presidential pardon for prisoners as given to the former Minister Duminda Silva. Pix by

A handcuffed male body has been found floating in the Kelani River in the Ranala area in Navagamuwa this afternoon, police said.

The protest by prisoners which had continued for two days on top of the roof of the Welikada Prison was called off this evening, Prisons spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said.

All the National List MPs of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) are prepared to offer their Parliamentary seats to SLPP National Organiser Basil Rajapaksa, SLPP National List MP Prof. Ranjith Bandara said

With regard to postal shipments to the European Union (EU) and its member countries, the VAT policy which was implemented by the EU will be revised on July 1, Post Master General (PMG) Ranjith Ariyaratne said.

The owners of the X-Press Pearl ship have agreed to pay a compensation of Rs. 720 million to fishing community affected by the fire erupted in the vessel.

The World Health Organization (WHO) assured its assistance in securing COVID – 19 vaccines to Sri Lanka, and also in the post COVID- 19 recovery phase.

There is no sign of a community spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Health Promotion Bureau said.

Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd, was sentenced to 22 years and six months in prison, a judge ruled Friday in Minneapolis.

“We were assured that Pfizer will also deliver 205,000 vaccine doses next month in batches. The first lot will arrive on July 5”

Four Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Kegalle District have been isolated with effect from 6 am today, the National Operations Center for Prevention of COVID-19 said.

Basil Rajapaksa will enter Parliament next month after he is sworn in as a national list MP, political sources confirmed to Daily Mirror yesterday.

Nelligala International Buddhist Center is a Buddhist temple situated in Muruthalawa village in the Kandy district. The Buddhist Center is located on top of a mountain and is a popular destination for tourists and sightseeing visitors due to its natu

All Island Canteen Owners’ Association (AICOA) Chief Asela Sampath has been allegedly abducted, by a group who had claimed that they were CID, at his residence in Pelawatta, his family said.

The Kottawa branch of ’Q shop’ was declared open by Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardene today. Minister Gunawardene is seen making the first sale. Pix by Pradeep Dilrusksana

Commenting on the controversy over stopping the importation of chemical fertilizers, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said it was not a hasty decision.

A total of 48 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (24) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 2,862.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said 13 million people could be vaccinated by the end of September this year.

An excess of 17 million doses of vaccines, including Sinopharm, Sinovac and Sputnik V are expected to arrive in the country from July to September, the President’s Media Division said.

Two soldiers were killed while four others were admitted to hospital after an army truck fell into a canal near the Sengaladi Black Bridge in Batticaloa.

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malclom Ranjith handed over COVID-19 protective equipment worth Rs. 20 million to Lady Ridgeway Hospital Director Dr. G. Wijesuriya. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

A total of 1,843 more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 214,668, the Health Ministry said

A Survey Ship of Indian Navy INS Sarvekshak arrived in the Colombo Port yesterday to assist in the Survey efforts being undertaken in the vicinity of the ill fated MV X-Press Pearl and off Colombo.