It has been decided at a group meeting of the government to keep all major rice mills in the country open to avoid any shortage of ri

A group of three fishermen transporting a stock of heroin from Mutwal to Negombo by sea were arrested by the Dungalpitiya police during a raid carried out in the Negombo lagoon. The suspects had been transporting heroin by sea, to avoid being checked

Traders and farmers are resorting to haphazard trade activities by road sides and in remote areas with no concern about the danger of COVID -19 after the closure of the Dambulla Economic Centre much to the anxiety of health authorities.

In order to determine if there are more COVID-19 patients in the country, the number of tests conducted would be increased islandwide, Director-General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Anil Jasinghe said. He said this a

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva who spearheads the fight against COVID-19 endemic said a new wave of enthusiasm has been generated in the indigenous medicine sector and that could help

At the last Colombo tea auction held on Tuesday (07) there was a heavy demand for ‘Ceylon Black Tea’ and a good price of over Rs. 700 per kilogram, plantation Industries and Agricultural Exports Minister Ramesh Pathirana said.

Stating that there may also be delays in drawing down the US$ 128 million (Rs. 24.4 billion) soft-loan granted by the World Bank Group for fighting COVID-19, former Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera yesterday said the governm

Trembling waves that lashed against the land in Kalutara North due to a high tide on Tuesday evening (07) had ca

Distributing A lorry load of papaw transported from Norochcholai to Tissamaharama was not permitted by the health authorities and 13 individuals from Tissamaharama area who were unloading the stock were placed under quarantine.

A PC from the Puttalam Police and three others travelling by trishaw without a curfew pass, were interdicted with immediate effect by Puttalam ASP. They had been arrested at Kochchikade in Negombo by the Negombo Police. Investigations revealed that

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said banks and financial institutions should be informed before April 30 to obtain deferment credit facilities.

A member of the Thanamalwila Pradeshiya Sabha and five others have been wanted by the Sevanagala Police in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old mentally retarded girl. A seni

The Foundation for Civilian Bravery (FCB) in recognition of the immense bravery displayed by the medical personnel to save lives of civilians infected with the COVID-19 virus has taken action to include them for the National

Heads of Medical Colleges who met Health Minister Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi yesterday insisted that a strict control on health, law and order and administrative aspects were necessary to prevent the Covid-19 escalating in the countr

The “Aluth Sahal Mangalyaya”, to offer the first portion of rice in the Maha Season to the Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura was held with Chief Incumbent of the Ruwanweliseya Chethiya and Sanghanayake of the Nuwara Kalaviya Ven. Pallegama Hemaratha

The founder of Homagama Base Hospital (HBH), B. A. Semaneris Appuhamy built this hospital on his own five-acre land and donated it to the Government of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) on February 16, 1946, in the presence of the Head of Sta

A female Russian tourist who had been staying in a lodge in Gothamipura in Kataragama was placed under 14 days quarantine

The Government has decided to close all Economic Centres in the country to prevent people from gathering into economic centres exposing them to the threat of Coronavirus spreading, informed sources said. The Presid

A suspected COVID-19 positive patient who had fled from the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on Monday (6) was arrested by Ke

The Industrial Development Board under the Ministry of Industry and Supply Management has come forward to provide all necessary facilities to the industrialists and inventors who have contributed immensely to the Government’s effor

The monthly allowance issued for the low-income families within the Colombo Municipality area for the month of March, would be delivered t

A total of 2,913 people who had arrived in Sri Lanka from overseas after March 16, had registered with the police by noon yesterday to undergo the process of self-quarantine, DIG Ajith Rohana said. They have done so in line with the request made by t

SriLankan Airlines has implemented cost saving measures to ensure the survival of the national carrier and livelihoods of employees, including the mandatory salary reductions from the staff starting from 2.5% to 25% for a period of three months, the

Hundreds of remand prison inmates who have been incarcerated for their failure to meet bail conditions after they were produc

UNP MPs who met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday had requested him to implement a model to avoid the breaking up of school education programmes. The UNP in a st

The cabinet that met on Tuesday decided to ensure the government’s outright relief package of Rs. 5,000 is received

Two members of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) engaged in the distribution of essential food items to low income families within the city, are alleged to have demanded a share from such items, a fellow council member charged yesterda

A student of Peradeniya University has been arrested and remanded for spreading false information on social media on the C

STF personnel were seen together with the Police in Colombo in maintaining law and order during the curfew hours for the first time yesterday. This was witnessed at the Peliyagoda check point.

The Opposition should also be allowed to play a major role in providing relief to people at this time crisis, The Samagi Jana Balaweg