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Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Solvenia Majintha Jayesinghe presents his Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor at the Presidential Palace in Ljubljana on June 29, 2021. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to…

A sailing vessel that was launched from Dodanduwa Fishing Harbour on its way to deep sea for fishing capsized in the middle of the sea yesterday afternoon (7) and the six fishermen who were on board had clung on to the overturned boat…

Sri Lanka has issued gold and silver commemorative coins marking 100 years of China’s communist party and 65 years of diplomatic relations with the country. “The coins have been issued at the request of the Government of Sri Lanka as an…

Another 50,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. The vaccines have been handed over to the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)…

The Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Prof. Charitha Herath, yesterday (06) directed the Chairman of the SriLankan Air Lines, Ashok Pathirage to prepare a complete business plan to make SriLankan Airlines Limited…

The services of the Naval Surgeon who was apprehended on Monday with regard to an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl has been suspended by Navy Commander Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, with effect from today.…

343 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. The DIG stated that 47,922 suspects have been arrested since October 30…

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to implement a Paddy Purchasing Program for the Yala Season of 2021. The estimated paddy harvest for this Yala season is 1,500,000 metric tons. The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB)…

About 98kg and 500g of Kerala cannabis seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted in the seas north of Kovilam, Jaffna. And three were arrested along with a dinghy. Sri Lanka Navy has increased patrols and…

6,177 persons were undergoing quarantine at 78 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.