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Talangama Police had arrested two protesters at Tuesday’s protest near Parliament. Police Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Administrative Secretary Chameera Koswatte and another female…

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

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana and Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena at the official handing over ceremony of the Special COVID Treatment Unit,…

With the resumption of the Public Service at normal levels from yesterday, hundreds of Public Servants were seen getting off the trains at Fort last morning to head to their respective workplaces. (Picture by Sulochana Gamage)

A customer who ordered some short eats from a hotel in Jaffna was in for a nasty surprise last Sunday as he found a 20 Rupee note inside an egg patty. The disturbed customer had confronted the hotel owner and an argument had…

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday filed a petition at the Court of Appeal against the Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe incidents of political victimisation. The petition alleges that the manner in which…