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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly to be commenced on September 21 in New York. This is the President's first address to the United Nations General Assembly and also…

A 27-year-old COVID-19 infected woman has given birth to triplets at the De Soyza Maternity Hospital (Teaching) in Colombo today. Both the mother and the three children were said to be in good health, the Hospital sources said.…

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today said that attention is being paid to start vaccinating children between the ages of 12-18 as soon as possible. The Minister said that due to the COVID pandemic, schools had to be closed…

175 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information

A total of 2,856 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 477,636.

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Almost six years after the deadliest attack on French soil since World War II killed 130 people and injured 416 others, the largest criminal trial in the nation’s history opened Wednesday, with more than 2,000 lawyers, witnesses and…

The COVID vaccine being given to 106-year-old retired farmer B.H. Manial, the oldest person in the Southern Province, at his Karandeniya residence by the area MOH Dr. Nadeep Sudusinghe yesterday. Karandeniya PS Chairman Gamini…

The Inspector General (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne said those involved in the Easter Sunday terror attacks will be able to creep through the law’s loopholes and escape punishment, if the investigations are not done properly. Commenting on…

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said that although it was the government’s responsibility to serve the people at this difficult juncture, the government was only serving its cronies. The Opposition Leader said that corruption and…