A video is circulating on social media where motorists in the vicinity of Town Hall, Colombo expressed their anger and protested by continuously honking on their horns on Tuesday night after rush hour traffic was brought to a standstill to make way f

A total of 988 more COVID-19 patients were reported so far today, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

Decisions with regard to the shutting down the airport or restricting the arrival of tourists would be taken in accordance with health instructions, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunge said.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) censured a national cricketer for his recent behaviour at an event at a hotel in the South of the island, with a three-member inquiry panel finding his conduct unprofessional and lacking integrity.

Discover Qatar has started to accept bookings for 10 days mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka.

The National Identity Card (NIC) has been made compulsory for devotees to enter Sri Dalada Maligawa, Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela Bandara said.

The Attorney General has filed indictments in the Puttalam High Court under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the Terrorist Financing Act against six accused of collecting explosives and maintaining an explosive manufacturing base in Wanathawilluwa

The health authorities have stressed the need to establish several more COVID-19 treatment centres in the Central Province.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that a variant of COVID-19 feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in India has been found in over a dozen countries.

The woman arrested over assaulting her 5-year-old child in an inhumane manner, was released on bail by the Attanagalla Magistrates’ Court today.

Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning.

Considering the current COVID-19 situation in the country, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said today it was better for people to be prepared with a stock of essential items as more areas could come under a isolation if a higher number of pati

There is a shortage of nearly 600,000 AstraZeneca vaccines State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana said

The second dose rollout of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for frontline workers commenced today from the Community Centre in Maradana. Pix by Nisal Baduge

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) requested the Executive Director of the Centre for Society & Religion (CSR) in Colombo 10 to provide information of the confidential report into the Easter Sunday attack that was handed over to a group of C

People in the vicinity of Colombo Fort have flocked in numbers to the shops in the face of the rising new corona situation in the country. Pix Damith Wickramasnghe

Though authorities are not imposing an Islandwide lockdown, it is extremely essential to enforce strict quarantine regulations to control the current COVID-19 pandemic and to prevent it from going out of control, the Government Medical Officers Assoc

The Education Ministry will take a concrete decision regarding the reopening of schools at a meeting on Sunday, Education Minister Prof. G.L Peiris said.

The Pallewela Police has arrested a woman after a video circulated on social media yesterday which showed her assaulting her 5-year-old child in an inhumane manner.

The earthquake to the magnitude of 6.4 that rocked India’s rugged northeastern state of Assam this morning, does not have any impact on Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

Former Sri Lanka player and coach Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code.

Two suspects including notorious drug dealer Upul Sanjeewa Perera alias ’Datha Suda’ had been arrested by the STF during a special raid at Temple Road in Dehiwala this morning, the Police said.

The results of the 2020 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination will be released within seven days from today, Education Minister G.L. Peiris said.

The COVID-19 variant currently spreading in several areas of the country has been confirmed to be the variant spreading in the UK (B.1.1.7), Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of Sri Jayewardenepura University Dr. Chandim

Anyone attempting to enter the Central Province (CP) unnecessarily except for any urgent matter or official purpose will be subject to PCR tests, Central Province Governor Lalith U. Gamage said.

Six more Grama Niladhari Divisions in Monaragala, Ampara and Matale Districts have been isolated with effect from 6.30 this morning, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 said.

After marking the number of daily COVID-19 cases as high as 1,096 by yesterday, Colombo District recorded the highest positive cases which stood at 200, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID -19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe arrived in Sri Lanka last night on a two-day official visit.

Police have arrested the chairman and secretary of the board of trustees at the Sri Kamatchi Amman Hindu temple in Jaffna for conducting a religious festival on Sunday violating health guidelines to prevent Covid spread, Police said.

If the people fail to adhere to health guidelines, the government has no option but to further reinforce safety regulations that would make life difficult, cabinet spokesman, Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said yesterday.