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A team of officers from the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) yesterday (17) found more than 6,000 PCR test kits worth around Rs.20 million imported into the country without being registered with the Authority. The…

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday made a complaint at Police Headquarters urging the Police to investigate the incident related to State Minister Lohan Ratwatte who allegedly entered the Anuradhapura Prison and behaved in an…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has started a Suo Motu investigation related to the incidents that took place in Prisons involving State Minister Lohan Ratwatte. The Human Rights Commission said…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe UNP is preparing to gather information on village level activists. From next week, this process will be carried out through Pradeshiya Sabhas, Urban Councils and Municipal Councils, Local Government…

965 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 73,078 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

For the first time in Sri Lanka, airborne oil exploration have begun in the Mannar and Cauvery basins. Full Tensor Gradiometry (FTG), Gravity and Magnetics survey targeting petroleum resources of shallow water areas begun…

Poster Master General (PMG) Ranjith Ariyaratne has informed all Post Masters and Sub Post Masters countrywide to open their Post Offices tomorrow and day after (September 17 and 18) for the payment of public allowances to senior…

1,336 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 428,590, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.

Over 1162kg haul of dried turmeric were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted in Ma Oya estuary, Negombo in the wee hours today. The operation also led to the apprehension of 02 suspects and 02…

Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, Admiral (Prof.) Jayanath Colombage said that there is no need for an external mechanism to solve the internal issues of the country. The Foreign Secretary also pointed out that the UN Human…