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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…

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

The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre today issued an advisory for high waves and coastal inundation. According to the advisory, "there is a possibility that near shore sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to…

A total of 2,802 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 483,280 and 411,233 of them have made…

The Presidential Task Force on COVID 19 is scheduled to meet today under the patronage of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to decide whether to extend the quarantine curfew after the 13th. The Government imposed a nationwide…

Opposition and Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa referring to the Government’s decision to appoint Monitoring MP’s to observe the development activities done by Ministers, said it is unethical at this crucial moment…

The Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has left for Bologna, Italy this morning (Sep. 10) to participate in an international event which is to be graced by the Prime Minister of Italy and other dignitaries from Italy and other European…

All economic centres islandwide were open yesterday. Trading at the economic centres commenced at 4.00 a.m. for wholesale trading only despite the quarantine curfew being in effect. The decision to open these economic centres was…

Over ten million people were fully vaccinated as of this morning against the coronavirus. The Epidemiology Unit stated that 10,211,537 people are fully vaccinated in the country.

The Pharmaceutical production supply and Regulation Ministry has given top priority for enhancing local drugs production, on the instructions of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The President has drawn the attention of the relevant…