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Passports are issued to a limited number of applicants at the Battaramulla Head Office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration as well as at the Matara, Vavuniya, Kandy and Kurunegala Regional Offices following all health…

A full report on the garlic fraud that has taken place at SATHOSA will be presented to Parliament before long, Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena stated. The Trade Minister also said in Parliament today (05) that the alleged…

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

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today. President Rajapaksa stressed the need to revitalise the friendship and bilateral relationship between…

The Defence Attaché of the Embassy of the Federation Republic of Germany in New Delhi, accredited to Sri Lanka, Captain Gerald Koch called on Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters today (05th…

A total of 784 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 522,005.

The Government is staging a drama without punishing the real culprits of the Lak Sathosa garlic scam, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday. “Following the revelation of the recent garlic fraud at Lak…

Exerting pressure on India alone will not help win the Provincial Council (PC) Elections in Sri Lanka,and instead the Tamil parties should collectively make a request in that regard from the Sri Lankan Government, Indian Foreign…

The number of COVID-19 patients and deaths increased considerably due to protests launched by teachers several months back, and some of those Trade Unions are trying to repeat it, Lands Minister S.M.Chandrasena said. He was…

The Government has agreed to increase teachers’ and Principals’ salaries and to pay them an additional monthly allowance for conducting lessons online and on electronic media, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said. Speaking…