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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)  

The Government of Sri Lanka expresses solidarity to the US Government on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 The Foreign Ministry stated that, "Today, 11 September 2021, marks 20 years since the terrorist attacks perpetrated on the…

1,605 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 411,233, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

A foreign multi-day trawler carrying a stock of heroin had been taken into the custody along with 9 foreign suspects on seas south of Batticaloa during a joint operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Navy and Police, said the Police…

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga appealed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a Special Presidential Pardon for former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently serving a jail term. In her letter, she…

President's Media Spokesman Kingsly Rathnayaka today announced regarding the misconceptions about rice mill owners, rice traders and the rice shortage. Below is an excerpt of President's Media Spokesman Kingsly Rathnayaka's…