Local

The Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has decided to take up the no confidence motion against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila for debate in parliament on July 19 and 20.

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

A total of 869 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 266,499.

An International Exhibition of the Centennial History of the Communist Party of ChinaWorldTags: Print EditionTuesday, July 6, 2021 (All day)

The Army established new ‘walk in’ Community Vaccination Centres across the country and commenced administering the first dose of Sinopharm vaccine to civilians from yesterday onwards in a bid to accelerate the vaccination drive. Here,…

Although the Government took a decision to ban chemical fertilizer and other such inputs needed for agriculture, they have failed to provide adequate amounts of organic fertilizer and other organic inputs to farmers in time, resulting…

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the problem facing the Government now is not the chemical fertilizer issue but the lack of foreign exchange. Wickremesinghe said that the result of using only organic…

The pneumonia condition of the lion named ‘Thor’ who was infected with COVID-19 at the Dehiwala Zoo has aggravated, Minister of State for Wildlife Wimalaweera Dissanayake said. He said special treatment is being given to the…

According to Maldivian media reports, the Sri Lanka Police and the Maldives Embassy in Sri Lanka have confirmed that the Maldivian arrested in connection with the incident pertaining to the sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old child in…

The Government has started administering Sinopharm vaccines to students who are going abroad for higher education and further education, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 said. Accordingly, the vaccination…