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Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris Professor Peiris yesterday dismissed reports of a food crisis in the country, saying an emergency situation was declared not because of any shortage of essential food, but because the Government…
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621 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 63,331 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…
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SMS- based system to manage home quarantined Covid- 19 patients will be made available to citizens in the Southern Province with effect from today (September 2). The public can simply send an SMS to 1904 classifying the patient's…
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Sri Lanka and South Africa first ODI game will held today at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo at 2.30pm South Africa and Sri Lanka are all set to take part in a three-match ODI series and as many T20Is from today.
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Suspecting that the accused in the recent Sri Lankan arms and drugs seizure case were aiding the revival of the activities of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has moved a…
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To better prepare and protect the world from global disease threats, German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director-General, will today inaugurate the new WHO Hub for…
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1,952 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 378,168, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed
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Prisons officials have found a mobile phone from MP Rishad Bathiudeen's cell at the Magazine Prison in Colombo, said the Prisons Spokesman.
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The decision on extending or lifting the current island-wide quarantine curfew will be taken tomorrow. The Director-General of Health Services, Dr Asela Gunawardena, said the decision will be taken by the Presidential Task Force…
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The Consumer Affairs Authority today recovered a large stock of sugar weighing up to 170,000kg from a warehouse in Uyandana in the Kurunegala district CAA officials seized this stock during a raid conducted in the area on a tip…
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