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

A total of 4,591 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 416,961.

SLT-MOBITEL, is supporting Unilever Sri Lanka, one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods companies in the country to empower and motivate staff by providing a flexible and comprehensive online training platform through…

626 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 59,621 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

Police officers check the papers of a three wheeler driver at a checkpoint in Colombo during the Quarantine Curfew yesterday. (Picture by Ranjith Asanka)

The Examinations Department has dedcided to extend the closing dates for 2021 Grade 5 Scholarship and G.C.E. Advanced Level examination applications till September 15.

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that Sri Lanka currently is at the height of the COVID - 19 pandemic. He said that this situation has arisen due to the failure of the authorities to make proper assessments, decisions…

About 1599kg of dried turmeric were recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted in Pichchanikulam area, Silawathura and on Ippanthivu Island in Kalpitiya this morning The operations also led to the…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday charged that the Government has decided to provide a so-called relief bag of Rs.1,988 instead of the Rs. 5,000 allowance given to the needy. Premadasa pointed out that the Government…

The island-wide quarantine curfew enforced has been further extended until September 6, stated the President’s Spokesman Kingsly Rathnayake.