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JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said that the brain of the person who is demanding an election amidst this grievous situation in the country, should be examined. Speaking at a press conference in Colombo Dissanayake…

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M.A Sumanthiran said on Saturday that the lands which have been occupied by the Tamils for decades in Vavuniya have been demarcated as lands belonging to Sinhalese in the Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat…

United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara stated that the day will not be far when the people of the country will be left naked standing in long queues like in the 70s. He said this while participating…

669 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 69,957 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

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…

Over 1628kg stock of smuggled dried turmeric and Electronic wiring accessories were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operations conducted in beach areas of Thudawa, Kalpitiya and Arippu, Mannar on the midnight of 10th…

The Government of Sri Lanka expresses solidarity to the US Government on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 The Foreign Ministry stated that, "Today, 11 September 2021, marks 20 years since the terrorist attacks perpetrated on the…

1,605 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 411,233, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

A foreign multi-day trawler carrying a stock of heroin had been taken into the custody along with 9 foreign suspects on seas south of Batticaloa during a joint operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Navy and Police, said the Police…

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga appealed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a Special Presidential Pardon for former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently serving a jail term. In her letter, she…