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The Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwattu and Asgiri Chapters have requested the to lockdown the country for a week from President.

2,186 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 318,714, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

The annual rice consumption requirement in the country is approximately 2.2 million metric tons. The harvest for the 2020/2021 Maha season and the 2021 Yala season is approximately 4.8 million metric tons of rice and that amount can…

The Cabinet of Ministers has previously granted approval for upgrading the refinery capacity of the general waste water refinery situated within the Seethawaka Export Processing Zone(EPZ) which is implemented under Sri Lanka Board of…

The Health Ministry has issued New revised COVID-19 guidelines due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation with several restrictions.

The highest number of COVID-19 patients were reported today in Sri Lanka with 3,676 new infections. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 369,359 stated the Epidemiology Unit.

The Police rewarded M. R. M. Thasleem, who provided vital information regarding the destruction of a Buddhist statue in Mawanella with a cash prize of Rs. 2.5 million. Thasleem is suffering from physical disabilities as he was attacked…

Dr. Priyantha Wijayatunga, former Senior Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Moratuwa and a Director General of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has been appointed Chief, Energy Sector Group, Asian…

Cabinet of Ministers has approved to purchase of nine million doses of Sinopharm and 14 million doses of Pfizer at the unit price decided by the Negotiating Committee appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers for the vaccine requirements.…

284 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing. The DIG stated that 55,173 suspects have been arrested since October 30 for not wearing face masks and maintaining social…