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581 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far, 58,995 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) announces the launch of Covid-19 Smart Vaccine Certificate Portal from August 25, for the general public who have plans to travel overseas. ICTA has introduced this…

The Secretary General of Parliament Dammika Dasanayake announced that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) (Temporary Provisions) Bill was certified by the Hon. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on the 23rd of August 2021. The Bill…

2,139 more individuals recovered from COVID-19. The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in the country surpasses 350,000 mark as per the Epidemiology Unit’s tally. It is at 351,069 and there are only 48,751 active cases…

Parliamentarian Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon has been appointed as the Assistant Government Whip, stated the Prime Minister’s Office. This appointment has been made by the Prime Minister.

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today said that all citizens over the age of 18 will be fully vaccinated before the end of November this year. The vaccination of all citizens over the age of 30 is scheduled to be completed…

The untiring efforts of Army troops in order to expand the existing ward capacity at Colombo South Teaching Hospital, in close consultation with health authorities, completed the establishment of three more new wards in the…

A team of Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) officials raided a number of warehouses used to hoard rice, owned by large scale rice mill operators in Polonnaruwa, Ampara and Anuradhapura during the last two days. Around 20 such…

Ambassador of Kuwait Khalaf Bu Dhhair who paid a courtesy call on new Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris on August 24, Dhhair extended greetings from the Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah.…

The immediate result of the lockdown of countries around the world is that prices of goods rise drastically, Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said. Dr. Gunawardena was speaking at a press conference held in Colombo today.…