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Forty two persons who staged a protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat have been arrested for violating quarantine regulations and engaging in other offences.Police Media Spokesperson SDIG Ajith Rohana said 16 women and 26 men…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa had received the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. He said he received the vaccine as advised by his doctors. "Under the strict instructions of doctors who treated me for COVID I proceeded to get…

A 48-year-old person who spat at Public Health Inspector (PHI) attached to Narammala MOH Office who came to check on them, was arrested The incident had taken place at a house in Puskoladeniya, Giriulla on Tuesday (August 03).…

Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath today urged the public to strictly follow the COVID health guidelines in order to ensure the spread of Covid-19 does not reach a crisis situation. He was responding…

The Police Kennels Division has successfully trained two Police dogs to detect dengue breeding grounds, Police Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said. He told the media that the two Police dogs named ‘Jenny’ and ‘Roma’…

94 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. The DIG stated that,so far 53,030 suspects have been arrested for not…

An Earthquake has occurred near Sumatra Island in the Indian Ocean today but it has no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka, specifically the coastal areas of Sri Lanka are declared safe, the Meteorology Department said. The earthquake…

The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Mass Media and Information have planned to establish an island-wide radio education channel to address the educational disparities caused by the covid-19 pandemic. The Cabinet of…

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