Husband of popular actress Sabeeta Perera, millionnaire businessman Upali Jayasinghe was rushed to the Colombo National Hospital last evening after CCTV footage showed him collapsing on the side of a road.

A tense situation was reported outside the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) in Maradana where over 3, 000 people have gathered, demanding the second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccinations. They were not seen maintaining any social distancing. Pix by Warun

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara and his wife tested COVID-19 positive today.

The Government has approved the proposal to expedite providing medical treatment for COVID patients who are in critical condition.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted the approval to purchase 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine and one million doses of Astrazeneca vaccine immediately, the Government Information Department said.

A tense situation has broken out outside the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Maradana where over 3000 people have gathered, demanding the second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccinations.

Twenty four cases of the disease which is commonly called ‘Black Fungus’ and academically named ‘mucormycosis’ has been reported so far in the country this year, but none of them has tested positive for Covid-19, a medical expert said yesterd

An explosion was reported on board the burning Singapore-flag ship ‘X-PRESS PEARL’ in the seas off Colombo Port.

A 34-year-old suspect had been arrested over a robbery in which Rs. 30.6 million worth cash, Jewellery and other valuables were stolen from a house at Pelawatta in Talangama on May 8.

The government has decided to purchase the urgently required 600,000 doses of the Astrazeneca doses at any price, the Daily Mirror learns.

There has been a serious breach in the roll out programme of the second jab of the Astrazeneca vaccine in Sri Lanka with allegations being raised that the Health Ministry has not followed the required protocol and instead gave doses with close ‘con

Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to COVID transmission concerns.

Sri Lanka’s former envoy to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga says he is aiming to bring in at least 2,500 Russian tourists per month to Sri Lanka after the country re-opens its borders and approval is received from the Health authorities.

An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in an effort to escape coronavirus restrictions.

While claiming that they did send a letter in March requesting the Health authorities to provide their family members with the COVID-19 vaccine, the Government Medical Officers’ Association said the so-called members of the medical unions, who had

Sri Lanka Army personnel are seen decorating the streets of Colombo to welcome the upcoming Vesak. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

While stressing that certain categories of healthcare workers especially a powerful medical trade union were granted special provision to vaccinate their immediate family members, Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) said this has happened in suc

A total of 687 more COVID-19 patients have been detected increasing the daily count of COVID-19 cases to 2,970, the Government Information Department said.

Relatives of doctors were given COVID-19 vaccine at the doctors’ quarters of the Colombo National Hospital today. Here is a scene outside the doctors’ quarters. Pix Pradeep Dilrukshana

The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, decided to suspend the importation of a limited number of vehicles today (24) in view of the current situation in the country, the PM’s office said.

Sri Lankans will have the opportunity to witness a lunar eclipse on the day after tomorrow (26), the full moon Vesak Poya Day, a senior official of the Arthur C. Clarke Centre said.

While issuing a general weather forecast for the next 36 hours, the Meteorology Department forecast heavy showers above 150 mm could be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southern provinces.

Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in court in person for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in February.

No public transport services tomorrow after the temporary relaxation of travel restrictions, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama announced today.

The Bangladesh Bank board on Sunday approved in principle a draft $200-million currency swap deal with Sri Lanka, which is struggling to maintain a moderate foreign exchange reserve.

The United National Party (UNP) has questioned the Government about the prohibition of vehicular movement during the relaxation of travel restrictions and urged it to enforce these measures while adhering to the laws of the country.

Six Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions in Ratnapura, Galle, Gampaha and Nuwara-Eliya districts have been isolated from 4.00 p.m with immediate effect, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

Only one member from a family would be allowed to go out to buy essentials from any outlet within walking distance when the travel restrictions are relaxed, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Porters are busy unloading lorry loads of essentials at the wholesale Market in Pettah today. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana.

The Public Health Inspectors’ Union today showed their dismay over the decision by the Health Ministry to vaccinate relatives of Government Medical Officer’s Association (GMOA) members ignoring other health workers, who also face the same risk in