An Extraordinary gazette notification has been issued calling upon the armed forces to maintain public order across the country with effect from today (22).

A health team of the Colombo Municipal Council carried out random PCR tests on residents of Wellawatte as a precautionary measure to fully contain the COVID-19 virus in the country. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Kuliyapitiya Police area will be isolated with effect from midnight today, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.

While denouncing the unparliamentary language used by some members of parliament in the House, Minister Namal Rajapaksa today requested the Speaker to prevent MPs from telecasting incidents in the House live on social media platforms.

Following the festive season, researchers have observed a severe change in COVID-19 symptoms and a fair number of ICU admissions among young patients, a medical expert said today.

A Cabinet paper has been drafted to convert the Muthurajawela Sanctuary to a National Park, Secretary of Environment Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

Health authorities have focused attention on the need to lock down several villages in the Divulapitiya MOH Division due to the emergence of several Covid-19 cases.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harin Fernando has been summoned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record a statement.

After having annulled the disease control programme while minimizing the number of diagnoses, the Health Ministry can’t blame the people for the spike in COVID infections, Head of the Sri Lankan Association of Government Medical Laboratory Technolo

Five persons including the driver who were arrested for driving the car in a reckless manner on the Southern Expressway (E-01) on April 10, have been granted bail by the Panadura Magistrate court today.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana today said he will appoint a committee comprising seven members of Parliament to look into the incidents which took place in Parliament yesterday.

SriLankan Airlines flight UL116, which was parked at the Malé International Airport yesterday was damaged when a ground support vehicle collided with the aircraft, SriLankan Airline said in a statement today

A Junior school in Dikoya has been closed till April 27 after two students tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

Eleven police officers of the Jaffna police station have tested positive for COVID-19, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

Reopening of universities will be postponed by another two weeks due to the prevailing COVID situation in the country, Education Minister G.L. Peiris said.

While recording the highest number of COVID positive cases from the Kurunegala District as 171 yesterday, the daily reporting of COVID cases has risen to 578, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

The Public Security Ministry has decided to purchase modern types of equipment that are being used globally to spot drivers who drive vehicles after consuming or puffing drugs, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Nearly 200 villagers are quarantined after having found 16 COVID positive cases from Kalutara, Payagala and Horagaskale police areas yesterday, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

The government is considering regulating Sri Lanka beauty pageants following the recent incident at the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World finals held in Colombo.

Two little girls at the cemetery in Negombo yesterday touch the pictures of their loved ones who died in the Easter Sunday attacks two years ago. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana and Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Health authorities have decided to get tough as daily infections spiral with over 500 people testing positive for the Coronavirus as of last evening.

Sri Lankan Airlines is likely to plan a VVIP flight to Nairobi on April 29 which will see several VIP’S being taken for one week fully sponsored stay in Kenya.

At the time of going to print, Sri Lankan Airlines was yet to respond to any of our queries

President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva, appearing on behalf of President’s Secretary P.B. Jayasundara in the intervening petition on the Port City Economic Commission Bill, told the Supreme Court that the acts of the Colombo Port City Commission cou

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa denounced the conduct of the legislators of the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in Parliament today.

The COVID-19 death toll in Sri Lanka climbed to 630 with five more deaths being confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services, the Government Information Department said.

Considering the prevailing COVID-19 situation in Kushinagar in India, the first International flight which was scheduled to commence between Sri Lanka on April 26, has been postponed, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said.

Pandemonium reigned in Parliament today when the ruling party and opposition SJB MPs confronted each other trying to determine as to who should move the adjournment debate on the Presidential Commission report on political victimization which will co

The organizers of the Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant broke the trust of contestants, fellow participants of the pageant said.

While claiming that no steps have been taken to suspend the use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Sri Lanka, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said today that the government had taken several moves to identify cases of adverse side effects of t