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674 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 67,342 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has started a revision programme series titled Guruthalawa for students sitting for the GCE A/L examination. The lesson will cover Physics, Chemistry, Accounts, Sinhala, Compound…

Three warehouses which had stored 45,000 tons of paddy bags were sealed in Kandale police division, in Trincomalee, yesterday (7). Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) revealed that 45,000 tonnes of paddy was stored in three paddy…

The World Health Organization yesterday urged countries in the South-East Asia Region to enhance routine immunization along with the ongoing efforts to rapidly increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage. “The vulnerability to vaccine…

1,769 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 388,278, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

The Secretary to the President today pointed out that the Commissioner General of Essential Services has the full authority to issue instructions to the relevant officials including District Secretaries and Divisional Secretaries in…

The government has lost Rs. 160,00 billion in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa said in Parliament today (7). Minister Basil Rajapaksa pointed out that the revenue received from the…

The Ministry of Environment has observed in some media and social media that the Crudia Zeylanica plant has been removed from the 2020 Red Data List. But there is no truth in those media reports. The Ministry of Environment…

The National Streaming Hub was launched at the Education Ministry today under the government's plan to take school education closer to children through the television. This broadcasting center transmits all the subject related…

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