2021

The COVID-19 vaccination of youth between the ages of 20 and 30 years began this morning from Hambantota. The programme is being successfully implemented.
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The Custom Officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today arrested two Indian nationals, who arrived in Sri Lanka, for allegedly attempting to smuggle a stock of medicinal drugs into the country, Deputy Customs…
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Notorious underworld gangster and drug trafficker Amila Prasanna, alias “Sunshine Sudda”, had been shot dead in Kotawila, Matara, the Police said today. He had been travelling in a van at the time of the incident. “Sunshine…
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The two Red Data Lists of Freshwater Fishes and Flora in Sri Lanka were unveiled at the Ministry of Environment this morning. Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and Secretary to the Ministry Dr. Anil Jasinghe made this…
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Prison Headquarters has taken steps to transfer a jailor of the Magazine Prison for providing remanded Parliamentarian Rishard Bathiudeen with a mobile phone. MP Bathiudeen was found using a mobile phone at his cell on September…
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The Pfizer vaccine will be given to the schoolchildren of the relevant age groups as soon as the medical approval is received, the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said. He made this observation at the meeting of the Special…
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202 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information
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3,644 COVID-19 positive cases reported today. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country surpasses 450,000 markas per the Epidemiology Unit’s tally. It is at 451,401.
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There's simply no stopping Jessica Long. The American Para swimmer stormed to her sixth medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the Women’s 100m butterfly S8 final dominating the pool yesterday. Long sent out a warning in…
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The first session on the second day's play of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval in many ways mirrored that of the opening day yesterday. It consisted of two distinct halves, with India claiming moral victory…
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