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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M.A Sumanthiran said on Saturday that the lands which have been occupied by the Tamils for decades in Vavuniya have been demarcated as lands belonging to Sinhalese in the Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat…

United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara stated that the day will not be far when the people of the country will be left naked standing in long queues like in the 70s. He said this while participating…

669 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 69,957 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will deliver the keynote address at the Inaugural Session of the G20 Interfaith Forum Italy-2021 which will commence in Bologna, Italy today. Premier Rajapaksa and Mrs. Shiranthi Rajapaksa were…

State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, confirming news reports told yesterday that he will hand over his letter of resignation from his position as a Member of Parliament to the…

An earthquake has occurred in the deep seas south of Sri Lanka today but it has no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka, specifically the coastal areas of Sri Lanka are declared safe, the Meteorology Department said. The earthquake with a…

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

A total of 2,642 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka today, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 485,922 and 412,812 of them have made…

Over 1628kg stock of smuggled dried turmeric and Electronic wiring accessories were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operations conducted in beach areas of Thudawa, Kalpitiya and Arippu, Mannar on the midnight of 10th…

The Government of Sri Lanka expresses solidarity to the US Government on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 The Foreign Ministry stated that, "Today, 11 September 2021, marks 20 years since the terrorist attacks perpetrated on the…