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The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka has informed all passenger Airlines regarding a set of new guidelines to be followed when arriving in Sri Lanka after August 01. The CAASL says up to a maximum of 75 passengers per flight…

A 40-year-old person has been arrested with 2kg and 450g of heroin by the Western Province South Crime Unit at Meegoda in Padukka. Further investigations are being conducted.

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

A total of 2,370 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 304,202 and 273,496 of them have made…

Our Karandeniya correspondent captured this full circle rainbow, a rare sight yesterday. When sunlight and raindrops combine to make a rainbow, they can make a whole circle of light in the sky. But it’s a very rare sight. Sky…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday opened the newly built Institute of Urology and Nephrology at the National Hospital. The cost of construction of institute is close to Rs.300 million. It also has a 13-bed intensive care unit.…

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), made arrangements on Wednesday, July 28 for prospective overseas workers to get vaccinated against Covid. The vaccination centre was administering Pfizer vaccines to the prospective…

The supermarket network in Sri Lanka has expressed its support for the ban on non-perishable lunch sheets made of polythene from August 1. The Environment Ministry under the instruction of Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera…

One of the main reasons for estate workers’ children being deployed in domestic service was the fact that 18 percent of these children were leaving school at a young age, said Central Province Governor Lalith U. Gamage. He said…

Nurses attached to 100 Government hospitals across the country have decided to launch one hour token strike this afternoon (July 28). The protest will be carried out from 12 pm to 1 pm at the said hospitals, said the President of…