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The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) has written to Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa urging the Government not to compromise on the gains achieved through the enforcement of the quarantine curfew, by permitting the reopening of…

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

The Ministry of Education has issued a circular pertaining to the payment of a Rs 5,000 allowance to teachers and principals today (September 20). A decision was taken by the Cabinet recently to pay Rs. 5,000 to teachers and…

A total of 1,518 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 506,009.

State Minister Channa Jayasumana today urged all those above 30 who have not got vaccinated yet to get the jab within next week. This is to make way for expediting the vaccination drive for the 15-19 and 20-29 age groups. The…

Tokyo-based startup Terra Motors, a manufacturer and distributor of electric three-wheeled vehicles, recently launched a financial subsidiary in India. Its goal is to use microfinance to lift buyers' incomes and boost vehicle sales.…

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka should have a national policy framework for 20 years and must stand for 20 years. He said that former President J.R.Jayewardene, when creating an open economy, stated in 1977, that…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in New York to attend the 76th United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA) Session. The delegation headed by the President arrived at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York at 2.30 p.m., New York…

Over 3704kg stock of smuggled dried turmeric were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during special operations conducted in beach areas of South Bar and Irukkalampiddi and in seas south of Mannar on September 16th, 17 and 18. Four…

Another stock of the Russian COVID-19 Sputnik V vaccine arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake this morning. The vaccine consignment consists of 120,000 doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine developed by…