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The Consumer Affairs Authority also issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification setting the maximum retail price for four rice varieties . Accordingly the maximum retail price for a kilo of Keeri Samba is Rs 125 while White/Red…

Sri Lanka has been made aware that the UK Home Secretary has decided to maintain the proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organization under the UK Terrorism Act No. 7 of 2000. The Home…

Magazine Prison officers have found remanded MP Rishard Bathiudeen using a mobile phone in his cell on September 1. The Chief Jailor and another jailor had witnessed the incident where the MP had thrown out the said mobile phone…

621 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 63,331 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

The decision on extending or lifting the current quarantine curfew by Monday will be taken today (3). Health Services Director-General Dr Asela Gunawardena, said the decision will be taken by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19…

SMS- based system to manage home quarantined Covid- 19 patients will be made available to citizens in the Southern Province with effect from today (September 2). The public can simply send an SMS to 1904 classifying the patient's…

625 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 62,710 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

The Department of Posts has announced that all post offices and sub-post offices will remain open today (September 1) and tomorrow (September 2) for the payment of senior citizen allowances, pensions, farmers’ pension and fisheries…

All dedicated economic centres across the country will be open for wholesale trade today (September 1) and tomorrow (September 2) from 4.00 am. All the traders are requested to adhere to health guidelines when visiting the…

Over 2023kg of dried turmeric seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during special operations conducted in the Negombo lagoon yesterday. The operations also led to the apprehension of 02 suspects and 02 dinghies involved in these…