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Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Leader V. Anandasangaree said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has now become a political party that is slowly disintegrating and is on the verge of collapse. He told reporters at a…

LocalTags: RatnapuraSri LankaA container truck had toppled over a bridge in the Ketandola area in Ratnapura this morning.The container truck has collided with a motorcycle and a car prior to toppling over the bridge. The injured were…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka has requested the authorities to give priority to university students and this year’s G.C.E. A/L candidates in administering the Pfizer vaccine. He pointed out…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will deliver the keynote address at the Inaugural Session of the G20 Interfaith Forum Italy-2021 which will commence in Bologna, Italy today. Premier Rajapaksa and Mrs. Shiranthi Rajapaksa were…

State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, confirming news reports told yesterday that he will hand over his letter of resignation from his position as a Member of Parliament to the…

An earthquake has occurred in the deep seas south of Sri Lanka today but it has no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka, specifically the coastal areas of Sri Lanka are declared safe, the Meteorology Department said. The earthquake with a…

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

A total of 2,642 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka today, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 485,922 and 412,812 of them have made…

A stock of about 72542 sea cucumbers were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted this morning. The operation also made way to nab 02 suspects in connection to this unlawful act. The apprehension was…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Prof.G.L.Peiris participating in the opening ceremony of the G20 Interfaith Forum at the University of Bologna in Italy. (Picture by Prime Minister’s Media Division)