Members of the GMOA in the Uva Province have decided to suspend private practice in view of the prevailing situation.

The now defunct Voice of America (VOA) transmission centre at Iranawla in Chilaw will be soon converted to a State hospital to treat COVID-19 patients, Health Minister Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi said yesterday. She paid a visit to the

Against the backdrop of the World Health Organization (WHO) announcing a coronavirus epidemic, the Sri Lanka Navy is conducting various programmes to curb the spread of the virus in public places as well as in private

Masks, gloves and other items used by people including those who have been quarantined should not be sent to garbage dumping sites, Western Province Solid Waste Management Authority Director Nalin Manapperuma said yesterday

Justice and Law Reforms Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva yesterday admitted that the government was aware of the congestion in almost all prisons posing a major threat by COVID 19 but said the prison authorities could not do much to mitigate the sit

All ships calling at Ports in the country have been exempted from demurrage and entry charges, the President’s Media Division said. Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman (Rtd) General Daya Ratnayake said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had instr

Amnesty International (AI) says that using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to release army sergeant Sunil Ratnayaka is reprehensible. Amnesty International’s Regional Director for South Asia, Biraj Patnaik said, “Where accountability is

The STF arrested a 26-year-old man, who had attempted to handover Rs.150,000 in cash to Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda and Mohamed Niyaz currently under life imprisonment at the Boosa Priso

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which is Sri Lanka’s main political party representing Tamils in the North and East, condemned President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to release Army staff sergeant Sunil Ratnayake, who was convicted of murder

A man, who was staying with a woman in a hotel at Kurundugahathenna is reported to have died on Thursday morning. During t

Streets in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara Districts were largely deserted yesterday as an indefinite curfew was in forc

Keeping the groceries open and providing vouchers for the people is a better option rather than providing packages of e

Cabinet spokesman, Plantation Industries and Agricultural Exports Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said the next few days woul

The Ministry of Education has taken steps to provide all schoolchildren, who are at home during the extended school holidays due to th

In order to prevent uncontrolled gathering of people at market places amidst effort to combat COVID -19, a special mechanism has bee

Former staff sergeant of the Army, R.M. Sunil Ratnayake, who was sentenced to death over the murder of eight Ta

The so-called Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) has urged UN to Protect what they called the Tamil Prisoners of War (POW) from Sinhalese prisoners. EIN presswire website reported this quoting a letter sent by the “Prime Minist

The government has decided to set up an Air Force camp at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) in line with the Air Force camp adjacent to the BIA, at Katunayaka. The responsibility to provide security to international a

Getting correct information on Sri Lankans in Italy has become difficult and therefore it is not possible to determine whether

Three telephone numbers have been introduced by the government for the general public to inform the authorities on emergency situations such as sickness and disruption of essential services during curfew. They are 119, 0112444480 and 0112444481. In c

Extreme hygienic measures are being followed by employees of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd (WNL) - the publishers of Daily Mirror - in all departments of the company these days in view of the spread of corona

Two three-member committees have been appointed by Commissioner General of Prisons, (CGP) T.M.G.W. Tennakoon to look into the prison shoot out that claimed the lives of two inmates at the Anuradhapura prison on Saturday (21) night when prisoners star

The Committee headed by the Governor of the Central Province Lalith U.Gamage has advised that people should not come to Kandy without any real purpose during this crisis period. Deputy Inspector General of Police N. Ranaweera said that there are 2

The Power and Energy Minister Mahinda Amaraweera announced a grace period for CEB consumers to pay their bills until March 31. He said the consumers would not face disconnection during this

Police and the military disinfected several key areas in Colombo and Suburbs yesterday using chemicals. Daily Mirror team which toured the city was able to see the police officers coming out of the Courts complex at Hulftsdorp after disinfecting i

Hundreds of thousands of people belonging to low-income families such as daily wage earners, self-employed persons including trishaw drivers, private bus crew members and transport sector employ

Western Province Solid Waste Management Authority Director Nalin Mannaperuma yesterday said that not to dispose the garbage including tissues, gloves and face masks which used in quarantine c

More than 60 political parties and more than 100 independent groups handed over nominations at Colombo District Secretariat yesterday. Some political party leaders and Independent group members are seen coming into hand over nominations.

Western Province Governor Dr. Seetha Arambepola resigns from her post following her nomination in the SLPP national list. She said

No decision could be taken by the cabinet without my concern for amending the fuel price to be at a flat rate for next year, Petroleum Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, the Minister said the decision cannot be taken w