2021

The Government should provide people with relief as the prices of essential goods and medicines have been increased amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) former MP Sunil Handunnetti…
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United National Party (UNP) Leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that what the Government should be doing is not requesting people to make sacrifices, but appointing a committee of specialists for the control and…
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The Government should focus attention towards reducing prices of essential commodities such as rice, sugar, dhal, dried fish, lentils, milk powder and gas, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said. Premadasa asked why authorities have…
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Notorious drug dealer Mohamed Niyas Naufer alias Potta Naufer, sentenced to death for the killing of High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya succumbed to COVID-19 on Saturday. Prisons Spokesperson Chandana Ekanayake said Naufer was…
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Another consignment of 2.3 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine made in China has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. The 2 million consignment has been purchased by the State Pharmaceutical Corporation. The consignment also…
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The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre today issued an advisory for Heavy Rain and Winds. According to the advisory, "Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and…
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667 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 60,288 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…
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Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena has tested positive for COVID-19 in a rapid antigen test carried out yesterday. He published in his official Facebook page on last night, the minister announced that he was tested for ths virus…
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Sri Lanka can’t afford a lockdown, State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal stated in his official twitter account. He pointed out that, "Half the population won’t be able to face it’s fall-out. 4.5 million in Small and…
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The United States donated over 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka today. The U.S. Embassy in Colombo stated in a press release, these vaccines, delivered through COVAX, will help save lives and…
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