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Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera says that a Cabinet paper will be submitted to ban eight other items including polythene bags that are harmful to the environment. The Minister stated that this also includes plastic hopper…

98 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information. The total COVID deaths rises to 4,919.

Sports Upananda Jayasundera Kandy Sports Special Corr Dulaj Bandara Picture by Upananda Jayasundera, Kandy Sports Special Corr Tags: Print Edition Twenty-year-old Dulaj Bandara is an outstanding cricketer of…

The first dose of the Sinopharm COVID vaccine was administered to persons over 60 years of age in the Western Province at the 24-hour Army Vaccination Centre at the Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo yesterday.  Pictures by Rukmal…

Kilinochchi Magistrate S. Lenin Kumar last Thursday ordered the police to ascertain whether there was a mass grave at the site where human skeletons were found with military uniforms and tools used by Army personnel in a paddy field in…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday expressed deep concern over the violation of the Opposition Leader’s Parliamentary Privileges by the authorities when the Police obstructed him from entering the Colombo Harbour Police…

Permission should be obtained from three institutions prior to entering the Colombo Port premises, said Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena in response to allegations levelled by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa about…

The Government has decided to allow pregnant women who are in the Public Service to Work From Home (WFH) while taking measures to vaccinate those public servants who are within 18-30 years against COVID-19, said Production,…

The total number of COVID-related fatalities in Sri Lanka reached 4,727 with 82 deaths confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services on Wednesday. As per the statistics of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, a…

Rolling out of Sinopharm vaccine to people those who have not receive Covid vaccine above 60years in Colombo District will commence today. The vaccination will be administered at five centres from 8:30am. The vaccine will be…