The Chinese vaccine producer Sinopharm announced that an inactivated vaccine developed by its subsidiary China National Biotech Group (CNBG) has an efficacy rate of more than 79 percent, and confirmed that they have officially filed

A total of 120 Covid-19 patients have been reported so far during the second wave in Padukka, Padukka Medical Offi

The People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has submitted its draft proposals on the new Constitution t

The decision to postpone Provincial Councils election was taken at the party leadership meeting considering the Covid-19 epidemic and the request of the Maha Sangha including other issues, General Secretary of the UPFA and Minister

The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami disaster was commemorated for the 16th year at the Pereliya Tsunami Memorial in Hikkaduwa

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited Pahalagama, Elepaththuwa in Anuradhapura on Saturday (26) to inspect the damage caused by sena caterpillars to the maize cultivations. Farmers are severely affected by the sena caterpillar menace for the past two

The authorities have decided that the pilgrims should register with the Divisional Secretariats of the respective areas and obtain a permit to visit Sri Pada this year. Sri Pada Season 2020/2021 will commence on December 29 with the Unduw

The Rakwana Town looked deserted yesterday when the area Public Health Inspectors ordered to isolate the area following th

Two doctors attached to the Welikanda Covid-19 Treatment Centre were found to have contracted the virus by yesterday, Director of the Polonnaruwa General Hospital Dr Sampath Indika Kumara said. He said that the two doctors fro

Say the Govt should spend funds to meet people’s needs, fight Covid; not on polls`

Rohan Pallewatta, who contested the previous Presidential Election under the Social Democratic Party, called on Oppositi

Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met with Ambassador of the Netherlands Tanja Gonggrijp and Ambassador of Turkey R. Demet Sekercioglu on December 22, 2020, and discussed several areas of ongoing cooperation, a statement from t

Sri Lanka and India are currently working on a US $ 100 million credit line by India in the solar power sector a statement from the Indian High Commission said. “This multi-p

Water levels on Yan Oya and Kalu Ganga had begun to recede with the improvement of weather conditions, Department of Irrigation said yesterday. Meanwhi

The Japanese government has provided US$ 636,262 (Rs. 115 mn) to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) for humanitarian de-mining activities in Northern Sri Lanka, a statement from the Japanese embassy said. The grant co

Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera on Tuesday instructed the Chairman of the Geological Survey and Mines Bu

UNP working committee (WC) which met yesterday decided to go along with the earlier resolution to appoint new office bear

Maximum legal action would be taken against those involved in underworld activities

A special unit affiliated to the Prisons Intelligence Unit will be set up in order to protect special categories of prisoners and to quell riots in prisons, Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya said. He told

The Sri Lanka Army, yesterday launched its much-researched and meticulously compiled ‘Sri Lanka Army Way Forward Stra

The historic Solosmasthana Rajamaha Vihara and its land was declared a sacred area on Sunday (20) at an event where Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was the chief guest. The Prim

Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB) MP Lakshman Kiriella yesterday urged the government to acquire the estates which hav

A total of 130,000 breathalyser devices used to measure blood alcohol content have been distributed to all police stations

In a bid to control the fast escalating number of dengue cases, in a Covid 19 devastated Sri Lanka, the Cabinet on Monday approved the use of bacterium ‘Wolbachia’ to control the spreading of dengue in the Colombo District as a pilot project

The Annual General meeting of the Sri Lanka Federation of University Women (SLFUW) which was scheduled for the 10th of October 2020 had been postponed due to the outbreak of the second wave of Covid-19 and an annou

Measures were taken to clean the drainage system in Jaffna city as a solution to the inundation the blockage caused i

The action taken by members of certain local government bodies to defeat the budget 2021 of respective Pradeshiya Sabhas (PS) and Urban Councils (UC) had disrupted the smooth functioning of local government administration

The extension of the Central Expressway (E04) from Kurunegala to Dambulla will commence very soon, Prime Minister Mahinda

Education Minister Prof. G.L Peiris said that the decision will be taken within this week with regard to the date of commencement of schools for the first term in 2021.

Three suspects have been arrested with 300g of heroin and Rs. 59 million in cash during a special raid by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) on Saturday. Police Spo