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The Emergency regulations enforced by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was passed in Parliament today with a majority of 81 votes. The emergency regulations were passed with 132 voting for and 51 against it. Related Articles:…

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

A total of 3,182 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 465,949.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (Amendment) Bill was presented to Parliament by Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday (6). The Bill provides for stricter enforcement of the law against traders and individuals who sell in…

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…

SJB Parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara said the COVID-19 vaccination process was not progressing according to a scientific pattern. He said the Colombo district should receive priority in the vaccination process as over 300 Covid…

A National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) team arrested two persons in a raid along with antigen test kits and oximeters worth Rs. 6.3 million prepared for sale without being registered with the NMRA. The raid was done in…

Sri Lanka became the world’s most vaccinated country in terms of population last week. This was stated by the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, quoting Our World, a data analysis firm on vaccination and COVID. Accordingly, Sri Lanka…

1083 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 66,730 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…