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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has a special interest in improving the primary health care system in Sri Lanka, State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle said. The State…

The Sinopharm vaccine was given to teachers and non-academic staff of schools in the Colombo Education Zone at the Army Hospital, Narahenpita yesterday. Here a teacher gets inoculated against COVOID-19.

The Attorney General yesterday informed the Supreme Court that since 2019, the Government has not entered into any communications with relevant stakeholders regarding the controversial Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). A State…

The Chairman of the Chilaw Urban Council has been arrested by the police last night over an incident of assaulting two youth, said the Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana. The two youth were admitted to the Chilaw Hospital…

Another 26,000 doses ofcPfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning, said the State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana. This Pfizer vaccines will be…

As there are 688 vacancies in the National Housing Development Authority as at May 31, the Chairman of the Committee, Prof. Charitha Herath recently instructed the Authority to work with the Department of Management Services to fill…

A special operation carried out by the Navy in seas off the Analathivu island, Jaffna in the wee hours today led to the seizure of about 344kg and 550g of Kerala cannabis along with 03 suspects and a dinghy used for the racket.…

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said he and the Government will face next week’s No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against him with utmost confidence. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Hanwella new bus…

Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris said that the initial steps have been taken to ensure the reopening of schools in August this year after the vaccination of school teachers and non-academic staff. Speaking to the media…

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