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An earthquake has occurred in the deep seas south of Sri Lanka today but it has no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka, specifically the coastal areas of Sri Lanka are declared safe, the Meteorology Department said. The earthquake with a…

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

A total of 2,642 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka today, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 485,922 and 412,812 of them have made…

A stock of about 72542 sea cucumbers were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted this morning. The operation also made way to nab 02 suspects in connection to this unlawful act. The apprehension was…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Prof.G.L.Peiris participating in the opening ceremony of the G20 Interfaith Forum at the University of Bologna in Italy. (Picture by Prime Minister’s Media Division)  

Member of Parliament V.S.Radhakrishnan has dismissed theories about Liberation Tigers of Tamil (LTTE) rearing its head again in the country. “Any chance of revival of LTTE in Sri Lanka is remote because the Government is rehabilitating…

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said that the brain of the person who is demanding an election amidst this grievous situation in the country, should be examined. Speaking at a press conference in Colombo Dissanayake…

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M.A Sumanthiran said on Saturday that the lands which have been occupied by the Tamils for decades in Vavuniya have been demarcated as lands belonging to Sinhalese in the Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat…

United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara stated that the day will not be far when the people of the country will be left naked standing in long queues like in the 70s. He said this while participating…

669 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 69,957 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…