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The Government on Thursday imposed Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) for sugar and rice with immediate effect. Accordingly, Maximum Retail Price of Keeri Samba is Rs. 125 per kilogram, White or Red Samba – Steamed or Boiled (excluding…

577 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 63,908 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris Professor Peiris yesterday dismissed reports of a food crisis in the country, saying an emergency situation was declared not because of any shortage of essential food, but because the Government…

Police has arrested two persons for assaulting a Public Health Inspector (PHI) in the Thimbiripokuna area in Giribawa Police Division. When the PHI was on his way to a COVID19 patient's residence , he had reportedly seen two…

The island-wide quarantine curfew enforced has been further extended until September 13, stated the Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

Two Sri Lankans have been selected for BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 list. Buddhilini de Soyza and 10-year-old Gagana Mendis Wickramasinghe are the two Sri Lankans who have been included in the prestigious list. The…

The New Zealand High Commission in Colombo has acknowledged, “with sadness, the terrorist attack carried out in Auckland today.” The New Zealand High Commission in a statement said “Our thoughts are with those injured in, or…

The COVID-19 vaccination of youth between the ages of 20 and 30 years began this morning from Hambantota. The programme is being successfully implemented.

The Custom Officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today arrested two Indian nationals, who arrived in Sri Lanka, for allegedly attempting to smuggle a stock of medicinal drugs into the country, Deputy Customs…

Notorious underworld gangster and drug trafficker Amila Prasanna, alias “Sunshine Sudda”, had been shot dead in Kotawila, Matara, the Police said today. He had been travelling in a van at the time of the incident. “Sunshine…