Chairman of the Nawalapitiya Urban council Sasanka Sampath Sanjeewa and seven others who had been on remand on suspicio

Several former opposition members of Parliament had sought information regarding the status of COVID-19 under the Right to Information Act from the Health ministry, one of the former MPs Dr. Harsha de Silva said yesterday. Dr. De Silva who

Nearly 30,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka as of May 5 with 1,396 tests conducted

The proposed housing scheme to build 40,000 houses for shanty dwellers in the Colombo City has commenced in the Colombo Central on the instructions of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse. The programme will be implement

A fisherman who had taken seriously ill in the deep sea off Galle, was brought to the fishery harbour and admitted to Karapitiya Teaching Hospital by the Navy. A senior

Health authorities in Kataragama expressed concern over the visit by individuals and groups from Colombo and other areas to Kataragama despite there are check points covering all provincial and district boundaries. Kataragama

The Central Bank has set aside Rs. 50 billion to revive the corporate sector from the aftershocks of the COVID 19 pandemic and companies with liquidity constraints are offered soft loans for working capital at a 4% annual interest rate, Central Ba

Sri Lanka will stop importing train compartments and instead build them using local technology and raw materials at a special workshop constructed at the main railway workshop in Ratmalana, Transport Management Minister Mahinda Amara

The Public Administration Ministry will file lawsuits against 20 minsters and two officials of the previous government for not vac

A cubical designed by young men’s society in Polgahawela to carry out PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests safely was handed over to Polgahawela PHI Mahesh Amakara on Monday. A stock of sa

Sri Pada Pilgrim season 2019/2020 will end on the Wesak full moon Poya day on May 07. The pilgrim season that commenced on the full moon Poya day in December 2019 was suspended on March 20 on the instructions of the health authorities, t

The three suspects taken into custody for possessing a kilogram of heroin and other intoxicants were produced before the Matugama Chief Magistrate Dhammika Uduwevithana and remanded till May 07. Prasad Chaturanga

The payment of Rs. 5,000 for the month of May using the list of payment of last month to poorest of poor families who hav

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday questioned the rationale behind govenment’s decision to partially lift the lockdown on May 11 2020. SJB candidate and former MP Wijepala Hettiarachchi and former MP Kumara Welgama came up with this question

Director Medical Research Institute (MRI) Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara said the state and private sector establishments, factories and other work places where a large number of employees gather must continue to strictly adhere to health and sec

A tense atmosphere prevailed in Kudaththanai in Point Pedro when residents of the area obstructed the duties of the police after the police arrested a group of illicit sand miners. Police said fo

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa requested everyone to confine the Vesak celebrations to homes as much as possible by mai

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has removed the maximum retail prices of Mysore Dhal and canned fish with immediate effect. In an extraordinary gazette notification, the CAA announced the removal of the maximum prices on Thursday.

The suspect wanted in connection of the alleged rape of an elderly German woman staying at a Beruwala hotel was arrested by th

A team of medical specialists who met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday had requested him to pay attention to the standard of the chemicals used for disinfection available in the market. Accordingly,

Rajagalathenna archaeological site in the Uhana division in Ampara district has been temporarily declared a world heritage by the UNESCO. Prof. P.B. Ma

The 27th death anniversary of the late President Ranasinghe Premadasa was commemorated yesterday near his statue at Keselwatta in Colombo 12. Former opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and his wife Jalani Premadasa participated

An individual alleged to have stabbed his wife to death, had been arrested by the Hemmathagama Police yesterday morning. The victim n

A group of 100 Sri Lankan expatriate workers in South Korea who had come to Sri Lanka on holiday left for Korea on Thursday

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his May Day message, said that this year, workers all over the world have to celebrate May Day in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, much like national religious festivals, International Worker’s Day also

The Central Cultural Fund (CCF) launched a programme to distribute relief to artistes who have been affected by the COVID-1

The National Immunisation Programme (NIP) and in particular the BCG vaccination given to Sri Lankans during their early stage o

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his May Day message, said that he wished to make use of this occasion of the International Workers’ Day to salute and pay respect to the working masses who are making boundless sacrifices in the face of challenges b

The business community in Polgahawela town volunteered to keep shops and boutiques closed even after the curfew was lifted

A group of three suspected drug peddlers were arrested and 218 packets of heroin seized by Tirappane Police during a raid at Nachchaduwa junction in Galkulama. During the raid, police seized the motorcycle used for the contraband trade of distributin