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The Government has taken a decision to give priority to the import of electric vehicles to reduce air pollution, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera stated. He was addressing the State Ministerial Subcommittee of the…

At least 29 people have been killed in fatal road accidents across the country in the past week. During the last three weeks the number of fatal accidents on the roads have gone up, according to police. Police spokesman SSP…

Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, Speaker of Parliament, endorsed the certificate on the Petroleum Resources Bill today (08) The Bill was taken for debate in Parliament on the 6th and it was passed without a vote. The Bill seeks to…

Inter-provincial travel restrictions will continue till October 21, stated the President’s Media Division. The decision has been taken at the meeting of the Special Committee on COVID-19 Control.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directs the health authorities to commence administering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine to students aged 18 - 19 years from October 21, stated the President’s Media Division. The children will be given…

421 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 479,182, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris co-chaired a meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Development Co-ordination and Monitoring and State Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development Namal Rajapaksa,…

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

A total of 746 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 524,937.

Archaeologist Prof. Gamini Ranasinghe, Director General of the Central Cultural Fund presented a replica of the world famous Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva statue found at Veheragala to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on…