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The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank recently signed a $40 million additional financing for the ongoing Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project (WaSSIP), to increase access to the piped water services and improve…

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigating the death of famous businessman Gulam Hussain on Saturday arrested his youngest son on suspicion. The businessman was found dead at his office four years ago. Fort…

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

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…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will deliver the keynote address at the Inaugural Session of the G20 Interfaith Forum Italy-2021 which will commence in Bologna, Italy today. Premier Rajapaksa and Mrs. Shiranthi Rajapaksa were…

State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, confirming news reports told yesterday that he will hand over his letter of resignation from his position as a Member of Parliament to the…

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…