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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B Teplitz had a lengthy and fruitful discussion on the Sri Lankan Government’s commitment to the international community to resolve the Tamil issue and the…

1.5 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. A chartered plane arrived in Sri Lanka this morning with more than 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility.…

190 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 so far 50,027 suspects have been arrested for not…

Isolation status imposed in Mamangam area (Manmunai police area) of Batticaloa District has been lifted with effect from 6am today.

The enforcement agencies have started keeping a watch on betel nut consignments coming to the city from Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) after reaching there from Sri Lanka taking the sea route. Much of these betel…

Sri Lanka has a strong family health service which has enabled the significant improvement of the country's health care system, said Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi. She made this observation while participating as the…

Sri Lanka will receive 1.6 million doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. "China decides to donate another 1.6 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka" , the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka stated in its…

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

The newly established Hemodialysis Unit at the Navy General Hospital, Welisara was declared open under the auspices of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne and with the attendance of the President Navy Seva Vanitha…

Two Army personnel help an elderly person to get to her vehicle after getting the COVID-19 vaccine at the jab drive held at the Vihara Maha Devi Park Open Air Theatre yesterday. (Picture by Sudath Malaweera)