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Passenger Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said that the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID- 19 Outbreak has decided to suspend all inter-provincial bus and train services until August 1. The travel ban has…

Sixteen Trade Union activists including Ceylon Teachers Union Secretary Joseph Stalin who were placed under quarantine at a Quarantine Centre in Mullaitivu have been released. They were to be taken to Colombo in buses yesterday…

United National Party (UNP) senior members are of the view that the No-Confidence Motion against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila should be changed into a motion against the SLPP government. Party seniors had discussed the matter with…

Pakistan’s High Commissioner Maj.Gen (Rtd) Muhammad Saad Khattak said his country would be steadfast in its friendly relations with Sri Lanka in its ups and downs in all facets of life. The envoy was addressing a press conference…

No government has taken action on human rights violations though accountability should be given priority over human rights violations, Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) Executive Director Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu said on…

190 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 50,027 suspects have been arrested for not…

Isolation status imposed in Mamangam area (Manmunai police area) of Batticaloa District has been lifted with effect from 6am today.

The enforcement agencies have started keeping a watch on betel nut consignments coming to the city from Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) after reaching there from Sri Lanka taking the sea route. Much of these betel…

Sri Lanka has a strong family health service which has enabled the significant improvement of the country's health care system, said Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi. She made this observation while participating as the…