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The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says water supply to several areas in Colombo will be suspended for nine-hours from 9am tomorrow (August 14). The areas that will be affected by this are Colombo 12, 13 14 and 15. The…

The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died in March following mistreatment at a Japanese immigration center said she was “treated like a dog” after the government disclosed Thursday security camera footage of her final days. Two…

No plans to impose island-wide lockdown, said the State Minister Professor Channa Jayasumana. He further said that, travel restrictions could be further tightened. Army Commander General Shavendra Silva to make a statement…

State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera has tested positive for COVID-19.

Provincial Councils and Local Government State Minister Roshan Ranasinghe today instructed the Ministry Secretary to reconstruct around 239 crematoriums belonging to Local Government bodies in order to cremate the remains of COVID-19…

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Level 1 (yellow) landslide warning for parts of Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya and Ratnapura districts. They are : 1. Kandy District – Pasbage Korale, Ganga Ihala Korale, Doluwa,…

World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the European Union (EU) has provided critical emergency medical equipment to 78 hospitals in Sri Lanka for the COVID-19 response. These include high dependency unit (HDU) beds,…

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued an Extraordinary Gazette stipulating a maximum fee for PCR tests and Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT). Accordingly, a maximum charge of Rs. 6,500 has been set per PCR test and Rs. 2,000 per…

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

The Sri Lanka Army began its mobile vaccination drive under the National Vaccination Programme launched on the directive of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after a brief ceremony at the Army Headquarters in Sri Jayawardhanapura with the…