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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved to establish a subsidiary of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation to enable it to start its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP Gas) business utilizing refined products. The Sapugaskanda refinery that…

The Second Report of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) for the First Session of the Ninth Parliament was presented to Parliament today (06) by its chairman, (Prof). Tissa Vitarana. The report was tabled in Parliament in terms…

Dr. Anil Jasinghe appointed as a Chairman of the Bureau of Environment Authorities of the 04 th Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia-Pacific for one year period. The Secretary to Ministry of Environment Dr. Anil…

477 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 477,851, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.

Passports are issued to a limited number of applicants at the Battaramulla Head Office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration as well as at the Matara, Vavuniya, Kandy and Kurunegala Regional Offices following all health…

A full report on the garlic fraud that has taken place at SATHOSA will be presented to Parliament before long, Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena stated. The Trade Minister also said in Parliament today (05) that the alleged…

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

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today. President Rajapaksa stressed the need to revitalise the friendship and bilateral relationship between…

The Defence Attaché of the Embassy of the Federation Republic of Germany in New Delhi, accredited to Sri Lanka, Captain Gerald Koch called on Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters today (05th…

A total of 784 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 522,005.