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Sri Lanka became the world’s most vaccinated country in terms of population last week. This was stated by the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, quoting Our World, a data analysis firm on vaccination and COVID. Accordingly, Sri Lanka…

1083 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 66,730 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

BusinessS P TaoTags: Print EditionOverseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC announced the passing of. S P Tao (TaoShing Pee) Founder, Chairman and Director of the Company, in Nanjing, China on 24th August 2021. Tao lived 105 years and passed away…

Uruwarige Heenmanike, the wife of Vedda Chief Uruwarige Wannila Aththo has passed away from COVID-19.

An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued imposing Maximum Retail Price per unit of Fingertip Pulse Oximeter as Rs. 3,000. The special gazette notification was issued by the Health Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella.

Four millions of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning.

Administering the COVID-19 vaccine to those between the ages of 20 to 30 will begin tomorrow in Colombo 1 to 15, stated the Colombo Regional Epidemiologist. Vaccination drive will be carried out in following areas: 1)…

2,081 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 384,557, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.

739 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 64,647 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

A foreign fishing vessel carrying a large stock of heroin was seized by the Sri Lanka Navy with seven crew members onboard on seas South of Sri Lanka, said the Navy Spokesman. Following a tip off received by the Sri Lanka Police,…