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Another 70,200 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Sri Lanka this morning.

A 31-year-old woman has been arrested with 1.132kg of heroin in Biyagama by the police, said the Police Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana.

GCE A/L 2021 examination and Grade 5 Scholarship Examination have been postponed. Accordingly, the Grade 05 Scholarship exam will be held on November 14 and GCE A/L 2021 exam will be held from November 15 to December 10, said…

The Health Ministry said that 20 and 30 per cent COVID-19 infected persons reported from the Colombo District could be carrying the Delta variant. Health Services Deputy Director General Consultant Dr. Hemantha Herath said that…

368 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. The DIG stated that so far 50,749 suspects have been arrested for not…

Two were arrested with 13kg of heroin by the Special Task Force (STF) at Wolfendal Street in Colombo with an estimated value is worth over Rs.130 million, said the Police Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana. Investigations have…

4,893 persons were undergoing quarantine at 75 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.

Four more animals have contracted the COVID-19 virus at the Dehiwala Zoological Garden, said the Wildlife Protection State Minister Wimalaweera Dissanayake. Reportedly, two orangutans and two chimpanzees have infected with COVID…

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent her beautiful gift of Bangladeshi mangoes as a goodwill gesture to Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, stated the Dhaka Tribune. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after accepting the Multi-Day Fishing Vessel Monitoring System from Australian High Commissioner David Holly, along with Ministers Dinesh Gunewardena, Douglas Devananda and State Minister Kanchana…