Amid the third wave of the rising number of COVID-19 cases around the country, Port City Colombo donated high flow oxygen therapy machines to aid the national battle against the pandemic.

People living in Colombo and Gampaha received the second dose of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID- 19 vaccine at the Darley Road Community Center and the Motor Department building respectively today. The government started giving the second dose of Sinoph

A military plane crashed on Thursday near Myanmar’s second-biggest city of Mandalay, killing 12 people, the city’s fire service said in a post on social media.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to be sworn in as a national list MP on June 22, UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywardene said.

Sinhala Ravaya General Secretary Magalkande Sudaththa Thera has tested positive for COVID-19 virus.

Nine persons who were arrested yesterday for hosting a party at the Crescat Monarch luxury apartment complex in Kollupitiya violating quarantine laws, have been ordered to undergo home quarantine, the area PHI said.

Pensioners are seen collecting their pension in Homagama and Kottawa today. The Army have arranged transport to facilitate the senior citizens. Pix by Nisal Baduge

The COVID-19 variant (Alpha) found in the UK has been detected from nine areas in Sri Lanka, Director of the Allergy, Immunity and Cell Biology Unit at the Sri Jayewardenepura University Dr. Chandima Jeewandara said today.

Vanni District Parliamentarian Kadar Mastan has tested positive to COVID-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test.

A South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies in what would be a new world record. Gosiame Thamara Sithole’s husband says they were astonished by decuplets after scans only showed eight in the womb.

Former US president Donald Trump’s executive order that attempted to ban Chinese video app TikTok has been replaced by the Biden administration, which has implemented its own executive orders to review several Chinese apps for possible national sec

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has no intention of forming a group of MPS of his own when he is appointed as a national list MP, a Senior UNPER said yesterday.

Amid intensifying calls for wealthy nations to share their COVID vaccine surplus with the rest of the world, the U.S. is poised to step up big time.

X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship X-Press Pearl insisted that there were no confirmed reports of an oil spill from the ship as of last evening.

Nine persons including two foreigners have been arrested for hosting a party at the Crescat Monarch luxury apartment complex in Kollupitiya last night violating quarantine laws.

People were seen buying vegetables and fruits at the Peliyagoda Economic Center and Economic Center in Piliyandala under strict guidelines. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana and Damith Wickramasinghe

A total of 67 more COVID-19 related fatalities were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services recording the highest single-day tally.

A considerable number of COVID deaths has been reported due to the delay in seeking immediate medical assistance, Health Promotion Bureau Director Consultant Dr. Ranjith Batuwanthudawa said today.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), in an Extraordinary Gazette notification, has directed all manufacturers and traders of domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to ensure that adequate 12.5kg LP gas cylinders are available for sale in the market.

The weekly infected COVID-19 patient rate increased by nearly 12% while the weekly reported death rate increased by nearly 28% during the past week, Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) pointed out.

The Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel have set up barricades in Colombo to stop the traffic and check the permissions and passes of each passer by. The Government has imposed travel restrictions in the country since mid-May due to the spike C

Regional Director of Health Services, Galle Dr. K.H.Priyantha Jeevarathne and Regional Epidemiologist Dr. Venura Singarachchi have been transferred with immediate effect over the alleged incident where people from Colombo district had arrived in Gal

Steps are being taken to regulate food delivery services operating in Sri Lanka, including popular mobile app based services Uber and PickMe.

The Government’s move to amend the Ceylon Petroleum Act by breaking the CPC’s monopoly, would pose a threat to national security, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today.

In the midst of the COVID- 19 outbreak in Sri Lanka, the health authorities warned of a notable spike in dengue cases in the coming weeks due to the flood situation following torrential downpour.

Health officials carried out PCR tests on the crew members of the 1990 ambulance service, who are directly confronted with the risk of COVID-19 infection. Meanwhile, PCR tests were also conducted on the residents of the Havelock Town. Pix by Kithsiri

Former member of Parliament for Galle district and former journalist at Lake House Publications Buddhika Kurukularatne has passed away at the age of 78.

When issuing delivery passes for essential services to operate during the ongoing travel restrictions, the Measurement Units, Standards and Services Department (MUSSD) said that care should be taken to ensure the accuracy of the weighing of the measu

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today directed Health Minister Pavithra Vanniarachi to recruit retired nurses on contract basis and service requirements.

UNP member, Professor Chandima Wijegunawardana who was questioned by the CID today allegedly over her recent remarks on the X-Press Pearl disaster said the only thing she had stressed was for a probe by INTERPOL on the X-Press Pearl fire.