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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa yesterday received the blessings of Mahanayake of Asgiriya Chaper Most Ven Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thera and Mahanayake of Malwatte Chapter Most Ven…

Former Agriculture State Minister Wasantha Aluwihare stated that the Government is deaf when it comes to issues of the public, and the fertilizer issue, which is the most crucial issue in the country. He said that the Agriculture…

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene in a statement yesterday said that his party is committed to defending the freedom of speech ensured in the Constitution. “The UNP has stood for the protection of the right of freedom of…

Taking the COVID-19 pandemic situation prevailing in the country into consideration, the pre-school teachers should be given a Rs.5,000 allowance by the Government, the Women for Rights Organization yesterday (04) said. General…

The Government has started administering Sinopharm vaccines to students who are going abroad for higher education and further education, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 said. Accordingly, the vaccination…

The Delta variant is the most transmissible variant yet, poses a major threat to unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, stated the Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura…

A total of 1,262 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka today, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 264,057 and 231,394 of them have made…

6,889 persons were undergoing quarantine at 74 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.

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

1,853 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 231,394, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.