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Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today said that attention is being paid to start vaccinating children between the ages of 12-18 as soon as possible. The Minister said that due to the COVID pandemic, schools had to be closed…

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

A total of 2,856 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 477,636.

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Almost six years after the deadliest attack on French soil since World War II killed 130 people and injured 416 others, the largest criminal trial in the nation’s history opened Wednesday, with more than 2,000 lawyers, witnesses and…

The COVID vaccine being given to 106-year-old retired farmer B.H. Manial, the oldest person in the Southern Province, at his Karandeniya residence by the area MOH Dr. Nadeep Sudusinghe yesterday. Karandeniya PS Chairman Gamini…

The Inspector General (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne said those involved in the Easter Sunday terror attacks will be able to creep through the law’s loopholes and escape punishment, if the investigations are not done properly. Commenting on…

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said that although it was the government’s responsibility to serve the people at this difficult juncture, the government was only serving its cronies. The Opposition Leader said that corruption and…

637 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 67,979 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

United National Party (UNP) Chairman Vajira Abeywardena said the government should jab the Pfizer vaccine to students in Grade Eight and above to begin schools thereafter. Speaking to the media yesterday he said countries  around the…