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The Patriotic United National Party members and patriotic Sri Lankans in Bologna and those from other Italian cities organised a rousing welcome for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who arrived in the City to address the G20 Global…

A container had toppled over a bridge in the Ketandola area in Ratnapura this morning. The container has collided with a motorcycle and a car prior to toppling over the bridge. The injured were rushed to the Ratnapura Hospital.…

Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Leader V. Anandasangaree said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has now become a political party that is slowly disintegrating and is on the verge of collapse. He told reporters at a…

669 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 69,957 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will deliver the keynote address at the Inaugural Session of the G20 Interfaith Forum Italy-2021 which will commence in Bologna, Italy today. Premier Rajapaksa and Mrs. Shiranthi Rajapaksa were…

State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, confirming news reports told yesterday that he will hand over his letter of resignation from his position as a Member of Parliament to the…

An earthquake has occurred in the deep seas south of Sri Lanka today but it has no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka, specifically the coastal areas of Sri Lanka are declared safe, the Meteorology Department said. The earthquake with a…

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

A total of 2,642 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka today, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 485,922 and 412,812 of them have made…

A stock of about 72542 sea cucumbers were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted this morning. The operation also made way to nab 02 suspects in connection to this unlawful act. The apprehension was…