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A programme to connect students for online classes at 1,000 centres by giving priority to selected specialized schools in areas where there is no connectivity will be activated from July 5. Education Reforms State Minister Susil…

Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that purchase of the paddy from paddy farmers by the Paddy Marketing Board will commence today (1). He said that the paddy will be bought by the rice mills of the Paddy marketing…

Former Minister and SLPP Founder Basil Rajapaksa’s entry to Parliament will be a great strength to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to formulate plans for the betterment of the nation, Tourism Minister…

A total of 1,864 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 259,089 and 225,952 of them have made…

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

The ban on Passenger arrival from Middle Eastern countries has been lifted from today, the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka said (CAASL). The decision was taken based on the instructions received from the Ministry of Health and…

Issuing a statement Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) announced that normal functions at its offices in Narahenpita and Werahera will be resumed. Further it stated ,the services will only be available for persons residing within the…

7,632 persons were undergoing quarantine at 73 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.

Uriwarige Wanniyela Aththo, the Adiwasi Chieftain, getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kandy yesterday. The Sri Dalada Maligawa facilitated the vaccination process of the Adiwasi community. (Picture courtesy Sri Dalada Maligawa).

Sri Lanka’s Control of Pesticides Act No. 33 of 1980 and the National Policy and Action Plan on Prevention of Suicide of 1997 are among the five inspiring and impactful laws and policies that won the Future Policy Award 2021. The…