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The services of the Naval Surgeon who was apprehended on Monday with regard to an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl has been suspended by Navy Commander Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, with effect from today.…

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

LocalTags: Print Edition People stand in a long queue to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the Army run New Community Vaccination Centre at Diyatha Uyana, Battaramulla. Pictures by Sudath Malaweera Thursday, July 8, 2021 - 01:00…

The National Coordinator of the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) in a letter sent to Foreign Minister and Chairman of the 15 member Special Parliamentary Committee on Electoral reforms Dinesh Gunawardena has requested…

Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Solvenia Majintha Jayesinghe presents his Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor at the Presidential Palace in Ljubljana on June 29, 2021. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to…

A sailing vessel that was launched from Dodanduwa Fishing Harbour on its way to deep sea for fishing capsized in the middle of the sea yesterday afternoon (7) and the six fishermen who were on board had clung on to the overturned boat…

A total of 934 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 267,433.

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The Consultative Committee on Defence recently agreed to present the General Sir John Kotelawala National Defence University Bill to Parliament for the Second Reading. Therefore, the Bill will be presented in Parliament on July 8.…

The Education Ministry on Monday established 2,096 ‘Regional Learning Centres’ (RLCs) at multiple locations, including schools, for students who are unable to engage in online education activities. Education Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris…