An allowance of Rs. 5000 was distributed among the senior citizens of low income families in Homagama. pix Damith Wickramasinghe

With the speciality of the COVID variant from the third wave, the doctors cannot give an assurance of the patients’ well-being even after they were discharged from hospitals, because COVID complications might remain with them lifelong, Government

Flood-affected people living in Biyagama and Bandarawatta, are moving towards safe places through flooded area after the flood water inundated their houses. The affected people have moved to Biyagama Primary School. Pix by Samantha Perera

At least eight people have been injured after a brawl between two neighbour families in Borella following an SMS reportedly sent by a woman to her neighbour, a male, asking ’’Kohomada Sudu’’ (How are you darling).

Model Piumi Hansamali, who was under quarantine for violating quarantine laws, admitted calling Public Security Minister sarath Weerasekara over the phone and said it was the first time she spoke to him.

The vaccination programme has suffered some sort of setback because of the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the country, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath told the Daily Mirror.

The SriLankan Airlines announced today that passengers from Sri Lanka will not be allowed to travel to the United Kingdom from June 8 unless they are a British, Irish national or anyone with residence rights in the UK as Sri Lanka will move to the

While condemning the fake news circulating in social media about the reopening of schools in the country in four stages, Education Ministry Secretary Prof. Kapila Perera said there was no such announcement made by the Ministry.

If the people were able to stay at home amidst the existing traffic restrictions, it will be possible to open the country in some way after June 14, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

The recent furnace oil overflow from the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery was due to inadequate supervision and operation of the slop oil being stored in pits or tanks in the Oil Refineries, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation’s (CPC) Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya wi

Due to higher rainfall received in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin, a flood alert in low lying areas was issued, the Irrigation Department said.

There is no threat and zero probability of mixing furnace oil from tanks at the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery to the Kelani River, the Navy said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the decision taken by Sri Lanka to ban imports of artificial fertilizers and agrochemicals will pave the way for a greener economy and a healthier society, whilst supporting the aspirations of the State in terms of f

One of each sluice gates of Upper Kothmale and Wimalasurendra reservoirs have been opened due to heavy rains in the central hills, the Disaster Management Centre said.

One sluice gate each of Upper Kothmale and Wimalasurendra reservoirs has been opened due to heavy rains received in the Central hills. Pix by Ranjith Rajapaksa

With a total number of 3,398 COVID positive cases reported yesterday, Colombo recorded with 602, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

Facebook Inc has suspended former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years.

A Sub Inspector of Police attached to the Hatton Police was killed and six others including three police officers were injured, when a van escorting a hearse carrying a COVID-19 body to Oddamavadi in Batticaloa for burial, was skidded off the road an

Four persons went missing and one died due to earth slips at the Devanagala area in Mawanella and Warakapola, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

A name board at the Indian consulate in Jaffna which had wordings in English, Tamil and Hindi and not Sinhalese, has been replaced.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is unaware of a Chinese national flag being hoisted at a building in Jaffna.

Rock cuttings done for various purposes such as construction of roads and buildings have caused frequent landslides in Sri Lanka, a geologist said yesterday.

Making a special statement he said health workers are carrying out their work despite high risk because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic he said has turned the whole world upside down. “health workers are actually battling to help the COVID-1

Furnace oil from tanks at the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery has overflowed following heavy rain and is threatening the Kelani River.

Several Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs made an inspection tour to the coastal area in Negombo, which was damaged due to the debris of the X-Press Pearl vessel washed shore. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

A total of 48 more COVID-19 deaths were reported out of which 18 individuals have succumbed to the virus in residences, the Government Information Department said.

According to the education policies of the present government, it is to increase the number of students who study science for Advanced Level (A/L) from 35% to 60% and expect to reduce the number of students in the arts section to 25%, Education Minis

Russia will dispatch 65, 000 doses of its Sputnik V vaccine next Friday, State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana said.

At least 133,280 people from 31,990 families in six districts had been affected by the prevailing extreme weather while three deaths have also be reported, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today

The number of COVID related deaths among senior citizens and elderly persons at home has increased compared to the first and second waves, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Secretary Dr. Senal Fernando said.