The government is planning to invite a delegation from the European Parliament once the situation becomes normal for engagement on steps being taken to improve the areas of concern, Daily Mirror learns.

State Minister Nalaka Godahewa said the government had clarified the circumstance which led to the fuel price hike and that steps were being taken to reduce it soon.

Sri Lanka will re­ceive 264, 000 doses of the much needed As­tra Zeneca vac­cines by early next month through the WHO’S Co­vax fa­cil­ity, the Daily Mir­ror learns.

Although the Colombo Appeal Court ordered the release of former CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekera and another suspect on bail, the Gampaha. Magistrate Manjula Karunaratne ordered them to be remanded until June 30 since the bail conditions relating to

People are seen in queues at a Temple in Batuwatta to get the second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine. Vaccination drive of the general public is currently underway in several districts in the country. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the concept of a SMALL CLAIMS COURT, which is a novel Court, proposed to be set up and expanded throughout the Island to hear and determine disputes below the sum of Rs. 1.5 Million.

A total of 59 more individuals succumbed to the COVID-19 on Tuesday (15) as confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today, the Government Information Department said.

Fishermen in Wattala, Elakanda area were hopeless as there were only a few customers to buy fish. Fishermen claim that although they have been allowed to go for fishing, there is a low demand for fish items due to the fears among people following the

The fishermen in Tamil Nadu have objected to Sri Lanka’s initiative to submerge discarded vehicles into Sri Lankan waters, saying their fishing would be affected. The experts from India also called the move ’irresponsible’.

A minor tremor was felt in the Lunugala area off Passara this evening, a senior official of the Seismic Data and Tsunami Alert Centre (SDTAC) said.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said there was no change in his and party’s opinion with regard to the statement issued against fuel price hike.

Five close associates of drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias ’Harak Kata’, who is operating from Dubai, have been arrested with heroin during a raid by the Panadura Walana Anti-Corruption squad.

Full Cream Milk Powder (FCMP) importers are contemplating to increase the retail price of one kg of FCMP packet by Rs.350 and to increase the 400 grams packet by Rs.140 in the near future.

At least 279,020 Covishield vaccines would be needed as the first step in re-opening schools while giving priority to the health care of school children, Education Minister G.L Peiris said.

Scientists at the University of Peradeniya have discovered a special method, which will help extract oil and chemicals spread in adjoining areas of the sea, where the X-Press Pearl caught fire and sank.

The President and members of the committee appointed to investigate the price of LP gas are on a common stance not to raise domestic gas prices at this juncture, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Most of the development projects in the country were slowed down or suspended during the period of the previous government, the Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister, Johnston Fernando, said.

A group of MPs who met Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith at the Bishop’s House today have requested him to intervene in resolving the issues faced by the fishing community presently.

Four persons including a woman have been arrested with approximately 1.5 kgs of heroin, which has a street value of Rs. 10 million in Kahathuduwa.

Chairman of the Sea Consortium Lanka, the local agent of the X-Press Feeders’ agency, Arjuna Hettiarachchi has been arrested by the CID in connection with the fire on the X-Press Pearl vessel.

The Ministry of Finance has granted approval to a proposal submitted by the Excise Department to allow consumers to purchase liquor online through supermarket chains.

The United National Party today said the decision by the Election Commission to remove the Weligama UC Chairman Rehaan Jayawickreme from his post was carried out on the instructions of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

A group of schoolchildren are seen trying to link their devices with online network for their learning activities. This scene was captured at a bus halt on the 4th mile post in Norton Bridge. Due to poor mobile signal reception in Norton and Hapugast

The Elections Commission today confirmed that the UNP had sent it’s Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s name to be gazetted as a national list MP.

The lowest numbers of daily PCR tests conducted in the country in a month, since May 16 this year, had been reported yesterday, according to Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) statistics.

Former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Director Shani Abeysekara was granted bail today together with Sub-Inspector Sugath Mendis.

The validity period of the passes issued for the operation of delivery services has been extended till June 21, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

A no-confidence motion is to be presented to Parliament against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila.

A consignment of medical equipment donated by Kuwait, arrived in the country this morning. The medical equipment weighed 2,489kg and packed in 100 individual packages.

President Joe Biden has nominated foreign service woman diplomat Julie Chung as US’’ envoy to Sri Lanka.