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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr Harsha de Silva yesterday questioned as to who made the decision to administer the Pfizer vaccine to the 20-30 year category in the Hambantota District. “Is Hambantota 20-30 year category top priority…

State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday dismissed all allegations that there is a food shortage in the country, pointing out that the country has sufficient stocks of food for the foreseeable future and beyond.…

The Government on Thursday imposed Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) for sugar and rice with immediate effect. Accordingly, Maximum Retail Price of Keeri Samba is Rs. 125 per kilogram, White or Red Samba – Steamed or Boiled (excluding…

577 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 63,908 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

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…

Police has arrested two persons for assaulting a Public Health Inspector (PHI) in the Thimbiripokuna area in Giribawa Police Division. When the PHI was on his way to a COVID19 patient's residence , he had reportedly seen two…

Prisons officials have found a mobile phone from MP Rishad Bathiudeen's cell at the Magazine Prison in Colombo, said the Prisons Spokesman.

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…

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…

A headless body was found floating on sea near Samudra Mawatha in Galle town, Galle police said. The police suspect the body to be of a male person and the head might have been eaten by fish or cut from the body. Galle Police…