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The outgoing Egyptian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Hussein El Saharty called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (18). Mr. Saharty, who has been newly appointed as a Coordinator for Egyptian…

The Prison authorities has decided to prohibit inmates to use hand sanitizer. Instead of hand sanitizer the inmates will be provided soap. Prisons Commissioner and Spokesperson Chandana Ekanayake said that the decision has been…

The ocean area from Mannar to Rameshwaram in India should be immediately designated as a High Sensitive Marine Ecological Zone in our country, according to a report prepared by the Ministry of Environment to inform the Cabinet of…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Prison authorities has decided to prohibit inmates to use hand sanitizer. Instead of hand sanitizer the inmates will be provided soap. Prisons Commissioner and Spokesperson Chandana Ekanayake said that the…

354 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 492,975, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.

Tharanga Kodithuwakku of Kalutara North has been diagnosed with renal failure and has been recommended an urgent kidney transplant by Consultant Nephrologist Anupama De Silva. He seeks a B positive or negative or O negative or…

Checkpoints have been beefed up at district and provincial border crossings over the long weekend to deter unnecessary cross-border travel that may give rise to the spread of Covid. Here one such checkpoint in the Southern Province.…

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said the Government has no plans to direct school teachers who take to the streets demanding salaries back to school and to send back farmers who have taken to the streets demanding fertilizer.…

Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lanka's first Test Cricket Captain has passed away. He was 68 at the time of his demise. He captained Sri Lanka's first Test match, and also faced the first delivery and scored the first run for his team.…

Chief Government Whip and Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando said increase in the prices of some consumer items would only be a temporary issue, hoping that this situation would change within the next few weeks. The Minister…