2021

The Sri Lanka Police in a statement has announced that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has commenced recording statements from close relatives of the Sri Lankan national who was involved in the New Zealand terror attack…
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  145 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information
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A total of 3,333 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 459,459.
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South Africa won the second ODI by 67 runs (D/L method) against Sri Lanka. And levels the series 1-1.
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577 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 63,908 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…
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Police has arrested two persons for assaulting a Public Health Inspector (PHI) in the Thimbiripokuna area in Giribawa Police Division. When the PHI was on his way to a COVID19 patient's residence , he had reportedly seen two…
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New Zealand police on Friday shot and killed a "violent extremist" known to the police, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in a supermarket. The attacker, a Sri Lankan national…
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The island-wide quarantine curfew enforced has been further extended until September 13, stated the Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.
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Two Sri Lankans have been selected for BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 list. Buddhilini de Soyza and 10-year-old Gagana Mendis Wickramasinghe are the two Sri Lankans who have been included in the prestigious list. The…
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The New Zealand High Commission in Colombo has acknowledged, “with sadness, the terrorist attack carried out in Auckland today.” The New Zealand High Commission in a statement said “Our thoughts are with those injured in, or…
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