2021

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka in conjunction with the relevant transportation authorities expects to begin the rollout and implementation of a transport payment card from next month. The payment card will be issued on the currently…
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Foreign Minister Prof.G.L.Peiris at a courtesy call paid by the High Commissioner of Australia David Holly on August 25 discussed avenues for advancing bilateral relations with Australia across multiple fields of mutual interest.…
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 The Sri Lanka Army completed the construction of three floors of an eight storied building at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital to serve an additional 250 patients.It was handed over to the hospital authorities by Army Commander and…
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705 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Division. 58,414 suspects have been arrested since October 30 for not wearing face masks and…
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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has donated 300,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines for the use of the Sri Lanka Army. Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), General…
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People infected with the more transmissible delta variant have a viral load 300 times higher than those with the original version of the Covid-19 virus, a South Korea study has suggested. Researchers detected this higher load…
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About 1377kg of smuggled dried turmeric were recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation on August 22,23 and 24 at the beach of Arippu in Mannar and lagoon area of Kalpitiya. Incidentally, SLNS Therapuththa in the…
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The Ministry of Health has today received the second batch of cold chain equipment procured by UNICEF with funding from the Government of Japan to strengthen Sri Lanka’s delivery of immunization services, including against COVID-19.…
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Two persons have been arrested in a raid carried out by the Consumer Affairs Authority with a stock of 10,000 kilos of sugar which unfit for human consumption. The raid was carried out by the Consumer Affairs Authority on a tip…
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Minister of Irrigation and State Minister of Defence, Disaster Management and Home Affairs Chamal Rajapaksa on Tuesday said the list of persons eligible to receive the Rs.2,000 allowance granted by the Government has already been…
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