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The Government will confiscate all stocks of paddy that is illegally hoarded by unregistered rice mill owners and other unscrupulous traders to create an artificial shortage of rice in the country to exploit consumers to satisfy the…

Government has decided to take necessary measures to control the price of rice and sugar from tomorrow, said the State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna addressing a…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today appealed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a Special Presidential Pardon for former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently serving a jail term. Referring to the letter…

A total of 3,828 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 444,130.

The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has declined to meet Goverment Ministers until several conditions are fulfilled, said Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando. The Cardinal has said that in order to win…

SJB Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen, Attorney-at-Law Hijaz Hizbullah, Madrasa School Principal Mohammad Zakir and several other suspects currently in remand in connection with the Easter Sunday Terror Attacks were ordered to be…

The Cabinet has endorsed all the proposals submitted by the Ministerial Committee appointed to look into teacher-principal salary anomalies and decided to implement the proposals within the next six months, Committee Spokesman…

The Commissioner General of Essential Services has been empowered only to coordinate the distribution and sale of essential consumer goods including rice and sugar, which are required for maintaining the normal life of the people,…

625 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 62,710 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

The Department of Posts has announced that all post offices and sub-post offices will remain open today (September 1) and tomorrow (September 2) for the payment of senior citizen allowances, pensions, farmers’ pension and fisheries…