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A kilogram of Brown Sugar will be sold at Rs.130 by Sathosa and Co-Operative Centers from September 1, said the State Minister of Cooperative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna.

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

A total of 4,612 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 426,169.

Sri Lanka has opened its borders to India with regular flights to be operated between nine Indian cities and the country. Fully vaccinated Indian travellers will be required to produce a negative PCR report issued not before 72 hours…

The Government should provide people with relief as the prices of essential goods and medicines have been increased amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) former MP Sunil Handunnetti…

United National Party (UNP) Leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that what the Government should be doing is not requesting people to make sacrifices, but appointing a committee of specialists for the control and…

The Government should focus attention towards reducing prices of essential commodities such as rice, sugar, dhal, dried fish, lentils, milk powder and gas, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said. Premadasa asked why authorities have…

On the apparent southward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 28th of August to 07th of September in this year, stated the Meteorology Department. The nearest towns of Sri…

Notorious drug dealer Mohamed Niyas Naufer alias Potta Naufer, sentenced to death for the killing of High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya succumbed to COVID-19 on Saturday. Prisons Spokesperson Chandana Ekanayake said Naufer was…

718 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 61,006 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…