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Ambassadors of the United States, Germany, China, Russia, the European Union and the High Commissioners of the United Kingdom and India called on Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa at the Finance Ministry yesterday (14). This is…

United National Party (UNP) Leader, former Prime Minister, MP Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (14) called for a Parliamentary debate on the current economic crisis in the country. Commenting to the media, he said, “Sri Lanka today…

Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that from August 1, Biodegradable Lunch Sheets will be available in all shops in the country and steps will be taken to make the use of such lunch sheets compulsory. He was addressing…

In the wake of the sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl the Police have sought the assistance of the Courts to ban a number of websites that are used for online prostitution. The matter has been referred to the…

A stock of one million syringes provided by China for the vaccination programme was airlifted to Colombo from Shanghai on SriLankan Airlines UL 867 yesterday morning. Here the stocks being unloaded at the BIA. (Picture by T.K.G.…

The Security Forces yesterday completed the first dosage vaccination of workers of the Biyagama Free Trade Zone (FTZ) using the Sinopharm vaccine. Here a FTZ employee gets the jab. (Picture by Sulochana Gamage)

Isolation status imposed in following areas were lifted with effect from 6am today. ■. Gampaha District Wattala police area - Olanda Village in Hendala North GN Division and Rubber Watta Village in Hendala North GN Division…

224 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. So far 49,643 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and…

Cabinet of Ministers has granted their consent to establish nine video evidence recording units at the provincial level to record evidence of child abuse victims, Co-cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.…

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Environment to prepare a strategic plan for promoting the use of electric vehicles in Sri Lanka. According to the Department of Motor Traffic, the…