Local

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

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directs the health authorities to commence administering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine to students aged 18 - 19 years from October 21, stated the President’s Media Division. The children will be given…

421 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 479,182, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris co-chaired a meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Development Co-ordination and Monitoring and State Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development Namal Rajapaksa,…

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

A total of 746 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 524,937.

Archaeologist Prof. Gamini Ranasinghe, Director General of the Central Cultural Fund presented a replica of the world famous Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva statue found at Veheragala to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on…

National People’s Power MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that it has been three months since the principals and teachers commenced their protests demanding solutions for their salary issues, but so far the Government has not been able…

Former Prime Minister UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday requested Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to resolve the problem that has arisen between the Colombo Municipal Council’s Members and its Commissioner. Wickremesinghe…

Commenting on the promotion of 225 Chief Inspectors to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) yesterday, Public Security Minister Rear Admiral Dr. Sarath Weerasekara said that Police Chief Inspectors (CI) had not been…