Sri Lanka records 72 more COVID deaths
72 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information
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Vaccine drive for Children commences tomorrow
Specialist doctors urge the parents and adults not to be deceived by myths and superstitions and get the children vaccinated.
The vaccination programme is carried out with the reommendations of the expert committees of the world…
O/L results out
The Examinations Department released the GCE Ordinary Level Examination 2020 results.
The result can be viewed by logging on to the Examinations Department website www.doenets.lk
1,368 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Sri Lanka
A total of 1,368 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 510,040.
Boris Johnson: Humanity is reaching a turning point on Climate Change
A climate summit of world leaders in 40 days' time will be the "turning point for humanity", PM Boris Johnson has said in a speech to the United Nations.
He warned that global temperature rises were already inevitable, but called…
France to send bill to Australia for cancelled submarine contract
French defence contractor Naval Group is preparing to send Australia a bill after a $66 billion contract was sunk by a secret deal between Canberra, Washington and London to share technology on nuclear-powered submarines and form…
US FDA authorises Booster Shots
After weeks of internal strife at the Food and Drug Administration, the agency on Wednesday authorized people over 65 who had received Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine to get a booster shot at least six months after their second…
COVID Summit: Ambitious Goal for Vaccinating the World
President Biden, declaring the coronavirus an “all-hands-on-deck crisis,” set out ambitious goals on Wednesday for ending the pandemic and urged world leaders, drug companies, philanthropies and nonprofit groups to embrace a target of…
Easter Sunday victims seek justice soon – JVP
This government gave high assurances to the people that those responsible for the Easter Sunday attacks will be punished but those hopes have been dashed within two years and five months after the government came to power, Janatha…
489 quarantine law violators arrested
489 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division.
So far 77,125 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…