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The government has lost Rs. 160,00 billion in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa said in Parliament today (7). Minister Basil Rajapaksa pointed out that the revenue received from the…

Matale District SJB MP Rohini Kaviratne yesterday said that the law should be strictly enforced against businessmen who bring substandard oximeters and Antigen test kits into the country. She also said fraudulent businessmen bring…

Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen, his wife and the father-in-law were further remanded until September 17 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya. The Magistrate made this order   when the case regarding the death of a…

The Kandy Police has launched an investigation into the incident in which a COVID-19 patient had jumped from the fifth floor of the Kandy National Hospital. Police investigations have revealed that the suspect   had jumped out of a…

Three persons have been arrested by the Karainagar Police for allegedly assaulting a Public Health Inspector (PHI) and a Laboratory Technician after they had warned a group of people for organising a wedding in the Karainagar area in…

Referring to last Friday’s terrorist attack in Auckland, the New Zealand High Commission said yesterday that authorities in New Zealand and Sri Lanka are in touch with one another about the case. Global security threats are complex…

273 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 66,003 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

Veteran singer, musician and leader of the popular band ‘Gypsies’, Sunil Perera has passed away. He was 68 at the time of his demise. He had passed away while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a condolence note in his Facebook said, "A great loss for Sri Lanka’s entertainment scene as veteran musician Sunil Perera passed away. My deepest condolences to his family, friends, and the people of…

All dedicated economic centres across the country will be open for wholesale trade on September 9 (Thursday) and 10 (Friday). All the traders are requested to adhere to health guidelines when visiting the marketplace.