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The ongoing trade union action of the teachers will be continued if the Government fails to provide an acceptable solution through a Cabinet Proposal today (2), President of the Ceylon Teachers’ Union Priyantha Fernando said.…

Veteran actress Hyacinth Wijeratne has passed away, following a road accident at Lindula, Thalawakele, last night. She was 75 years of age at the time of her demise.

3,746 persons were undergoing quarantine at 66 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.

A stock of 728,460 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by Japan under the COVAX facility arrived in Sri Lanka. The consignments has arrived from Japan on SriLankan Airlines flight UL455. 566,357 doses of AstraZeneca will be…

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

The second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be administered in the Colombo, Kalutara and Gampaha Districts from tomorrow (August 1), announced the Health Ministry. The public are requested to bring their National…

A youth who was in possession of 40 Kg of heroin, valued at around Rs.400 million was arrested yesterday in Rerukana, Bandaragama, Police Spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said. The Crimes Prevention Unit of the Kalutara Division…

The body of the 16-year-old girl who died of burn injuries while working as a domestic aide at Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen’s residence was exhumed yesterday. Her remains were exhumed at the Dayagama tea estate cemetery in…

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) says that the number of lunch sheets released into the environment per day by various individuals and institutions without any recycling process is around 15 million. “Around 5,475…

113 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana.