2021

2,139 more individuals recovered from COVID-19. The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in the country surpasses 350,000 mark as per the Epidemiology Unit’s tally. It is at 351,069 and there are only 48,751 active cases…
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Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, 2013=100), increased to 6.8 percent in July 2021 from 6.1 per cent in June 2021. This was driven by the monthly increases of…
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Parliamentarian Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon has been appointed as the Assistant Government Whip, stated the Prime Minister’s Office. This appointment has been made by the Prime Minister.
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Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today said that all citizens over the age of 18 will be fully vaccinated before the end of November this year. The vaccination of all citizens over the age of 30 is scheduled to be completed…
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The untiring efforts of Army troops in order to expand the existing ward capacity at Colombo South Teaching Hospital, in close consultation with health authorities, completed the establishment of three more new wards in the…
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The All Share Price Index reached its all-time high of 8,920.7 points today whilst earmarked a turnover of LKR 10.5 billion. The ASPI today surpassed the previous record of 8,812.01 points that was achieved on 27 January this…
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A team of Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) officials raided a number of warehouses used to hoard rice, owned by large scale rice mill operators in Polonnaruwa, Ampara and Anuradhapura during the last two days. Around 20 such…
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A total of 4,602 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 412,370.
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209 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information
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At least 13 people have been killed in two powerful explosions outside Kabul’s international airport, a Taliban official has said, amid a huge and chaotic evacuation effort from Afghanistan. A “complex attack” on Thursday at the…
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