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452 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 56,294 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

All dedicated economic centres across the country will be open for wholesale trade on August 24 and 25, said the State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa.

Island-wide Domestic Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas cylinders distribution is coming back to normalcy within the next few days as the major gas suppliers are taking every possible step to expedite the distribution process, said State…

186 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Division. So far 55,842 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining social…

The National Medicines Regulatory Authority in the Extraordinary Gazette No.2241/43, ordered a maximum retail price for 60 medicinal drugs .

The Sandahiru Stupa ‘Crest-Gem’ and the ‘Sacred Pinnacle’ are placed at the Kalutara Bodhiya premises at present. Accordingly, the rituals and religious observances are being conducted by Ven. Maha Sanga by adhering to strict…

Due to the prevailing situation the State Pharmaceutical Corporation and the Department of Posts have jointly launched a nationwide home delivery of medical drugs through the Government Pharmacy Network. The general public can…

2,580 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 323,390, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

The Afghan Ambassador to Sri Lanka, M. Ashraf Haidari called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Honorable Foreign Minister G. L. Peiris. In light of the recent events in Afghanistan, they offered the Ambassador and the…

The Health Ministry has issued a statement explaining a list of services which are permitted to operate during the curfew.