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266 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 48,808 suspects have been arrested since October 30…

The Government will set up 10 Universities close to cities and the first one will be set up in Kegalle on July 15 under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. All these Universities are different to the conventional…

5,572 persons were undergoing quarantine at 79 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.

The validity period of all types of visas currently obtained by foreigners residing in Sri Lanka has been extended by 30 days from July 9th to August 8, the Immigration and Emigration Department announced today. The Department…

The Meteorology Department has issued a warning of strong wind to several provinces, which is valid until July 11. According to the warning issued, “Strong gusty winds up to 60 kmph are likely at times over western slope of the…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has put forward a comprehensive mechanism to vaccinate a majority of the population against COVID-19 virus before September. The number of vaccines that are being received in July will be made…

The Education Ministry today announced that the GCE Advanced Level Examination and the Grade Five Scholarship Examination will be held in October. The A/L Examination will begin on October 4 and continue till October 31, and the…

The administering Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines as the second dose to those who had been vaccinated with AstraZeneca has been halted from today, said the Army Commander General Shavendra Silva. The decision was taken as 1.4 million…

Parties that were defeated are trying to sabotage the government, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said in Parliament, yesterday. He added that much like Sri Lanka, other countries were also experiencing financial difficulties…