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737 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 70,694 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

A total of 2,560 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 488,482.

Professor Malik Peiris and Professor Yuen Kwok-yung have won the ‘Life Science Prize’ under the 2021 Future Science Prize. The two University of Hong Kong medical experts, Peiris, the Chair Professor of Virology at the School of…

The Maha Saman Devalaya Annual Perahera has commenced in Ratnapura. Here the procession parades the streets around the Devalaya. (Picture by Ratnapura Special Corr S Rajadurai)

Sri Lankan Tamil MP V. S. Radhakrishnan has urged the State and Central Governments to accord Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who live in different parts of Tamil Nadu. Addressing reporters in Tiruchi after…

The Patriotic United National Party members and patriotic Sri Lankans in Bologna and those from other Italian cities organised a rousing welcome for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who arrived in the City to address the G20 Global…

A container had toppled over a bridge in the Ketandola area in Ratnapura this morning. The container has collided with a motorcycle and a car prior to toppling over the bridge. The injured were rushed to the Ratnapura Hospital.…

Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Leader V. Anandasangaree said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has now become a political party that is slowly disintegrating and is on the verge of collapse. He told reporters at a…

LocalTags: RatnapuraSri LankaA container truck had toppled over a bridge in the Ketandola area in Ratnapura this morning.The container truck has collided with a motorcycle and a car prior to toppling over the bridge. The injured were…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka has requested the authorities to give priority to university students and this year’s G.C.E. A/L candidates in administering the Pfizer vaccine. He pointed out…