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Vendors selling goods at the Manning Market in Peliyagoda engaged in trading showing callous regard to health measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Pictures by Samantha Weerasiri.

Kilinochchi District Parliamentarian S.Sridharan said that many TNA members would not sign the preliminary document to be produced before the UNHRC by the Party as former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon had issued a statement in 2010…

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…

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

A total of 3,333 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 459,459.

739 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 64,647 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

A foreign fishing vessel carrying a large stock of heroin was seized by the Sri Lanka Navy with seven crew members onboard on seas South of Sri Lanka, said the Navy Spokesman. Following a tip off received by the Sri Lanka Police,…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is lifting a coronavirus ban on travelers from ten countries including Sri Lanka, the presidential spokesperson said on Saturday. The ban, introduced in April then expanded to more countries…

Nine million people were fully vaccinated as of yesterday, Heath Minister Keheliya Rambukwella tweeted. He also stated that, vaccinations of the 20 to 30 age group will begin in the Western Province and Galle District.

2,310 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 382,476, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed