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Japanese Ambassador pays courtesy call on Hon. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
H.E. Mr. Mizukoshi Hideaki, newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Hon. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, yesterday (01) at the Parliament premises. Mr. Katsuki Kotaro, Deputy Head of...
Read moreAnother consignment of the Pfizer arrived today
Today, Sri Lanka received a new consignment of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine (06). Accordingly, the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) received 92,430 doses of the Pfizer vaccination this morning. Sri Lanka had earlier received 76,000...
Read more29,900 metric tons of hoarded sugar in warehouses to consumers through state and private traders…
The Commissioner-General of Essential Services, Major General N.D.S.P. Niwunhella said that 29,900 metric tons of hoarded sugar found in warehouses was confiscated by the government following the investigations and operations carried out today (01)....
Read more11 Cabinet Decisions taken on 30th August 2021
Decisions taken on 30th August 2021 More News: New Kelani Bridge almost complete – Min. Johnston Fernando The Quote: “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that...
Read moreEconomic centers open this weekend – Min. Shasheendra Rajapaksa
According to State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, the government has decided to reopen the Dedicated Economic Centers around the island this weekend. All Dedicated Economic Centers will be available for wholesale trade for two days,...
Read morePolice: a total of 253 people have been arrested for violating quarantine laws
According to the Sri Lanka Police, 253 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours for violating quarantine regulations, such as wearing face masks and maintaining social distance. So far, 54,612 people have...
Read moreMore Pfizer vaccines arrive in Sri Lanka
Another shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was delivered to Sri Lanka this morning (16). One hundred thousand doses of the vaccine arrived today via special flight at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), according to...
Read moreThe policy pursued so far to prevent human-elephant conflict needs to be changed urgently – COPA
The COPA recommended that the human-elephant conflict has aggravated over the decades with an increasing number of human and elephant deaths as well as property damage and that the policy pursued so far in...
Read moreCountry will be reopened after all above 30 are vaccinated – Min. Bandula Gunawardena
Minister Bandula Gunawardena claims that all Sri Lankans over the age of 30 will be vaccinated by September. The country will reopen after that vaccination milestone, according to the Minister of Trade. He made...
Read moreStudy: Two doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca shots effective against Delta variant
Two doses of Pfizer (PFE.N) or AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant as they are against the previously dominant Alpha variant, a study published on...
Read more07 Additional Solicitor Generals appointed as President’s Counsel – PMD
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed seven Additional Solicitor Generals of the Attorney General’s Department as President’s Counsels. Pursuant to Article 33 (e) of the Constitution, the President is empowered to appoint lawyers who have...
Read moreProtests and public meetings bans in Sri Lanka
The Director-General of Health Services has stated that public protests and rallies should not be held until further notice as there is a risk of the COVID-19 spreading due to such activities where masses...
Read moreParliament to convene this week for four days
Parliament will meet for four days this week, from tomorrow (06) to next Friday (09), under the chairmanship of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, according to Parliament Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake. Meanwhile, on July 19...
Read moreNo-confidence motion Debate against Gammanpila to take on July 19 & 20 – Parliament
The Committee on Parliamentary Business, chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, has decided to convene Parliament for four days, beginning July 6th and ending July 9th. Meanwhile, it has been decided that the motion...
Read moreDepartment of Registration of Persons to re-open for public from today
The Department of Registration of Persons has decided to re-open to the public from July 05 only for the limited number of applicants who have received an assigned time and a number. Applicants wishing...
Read morePresident provides immediate solutions to five out of seven demands of nurses…
-Other two demands to be fulfilled from the next Budget… President Gotabaya Rajapaksa took steps to provide immediate solutions to five out of seven demands made by the Public Services United Nurses Union. The...
Read more14 Cabinet Decisions taken on 28th June 2021
Decisions taken at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held on the 28.06.2021 More News: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa meets with Omani Investors The Quote: “Success is not final; failure is...
Read more04 GN divisions in three districts isolated – General Shavendra Silva
Isolation Notice Sri Lanka:Â General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army, Head of the National Operations Center for Prevention of Covid 19 Outbreak, announced that four Grama Niladhari (GN) Divisions and areas in Jaffna,...
Read moreCommittee report on the incidents that took place in Parliament on April 21, will be presented to the Speaker next week
The Committee appointed to look into the incidents that took place in Parliament chamber and its premises on April 21, 2021, that met yesterday (28) decided to submit its report to the Hon. Speaker...
Read moreHotline number to monitor COVID-19 patients until admitted to treatment center
A hotline has been established to help doctors monitor COVID-19 positive patients until they are escorted to an interim treatment facility. As a result, patients can receive medical advice and have their condition monitored...
Read moreLatest Isolation Notice Sri Lanka
The Army Commander General Shavendra Silva declared that many areas in the Colombo and Gampaha districts had been isolated as of 6 a.m. today (June 29). As a result, until further notice, the following...
Read moreSri Lanka’s COVID-19 Update Today – 26th June 2021
According to the Health Ministry, 620 more people tested positive for COVID-19 today (June 25), bringing the total number of positive cases to 1,859. The New Year cluster has been linked to all new...
Read moreLatest Isolation Notice Sri Lanka – NOCPCO
Isolation Notice Sri Lanka:Â The National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) reported that isolation orders had been issued on 10 more areas in five districts, effective as of 6 a.m....
Read more1,917 people tested positive for COVID-19
Sri Lanka's COVID-19 Update: According to the Health Ministry's Epidemiology Unit, another 689 people in Sri Lanka have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the daily total to 1,917. The total number of confirmed coronavirus...
Read morePresident to address nation today – PMD
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s special address to the nation will be telecast/broadcast today (25) at 8.30 pm on all television channels and radio networks. More News: Huawei Releases AR White Paper and Elaborates on...
Read moreLatest Isolation Notice Sri Lanka – NOCPCO
Army Commander Shavendra Silva, the Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), stated that many more areas in three districts have been isolated in an attempt to halt the...
Read more‘Sheena’ Lioness at Dehiwala Zoo contracts COVID-19 – Department of Zoology
The COVID-19 virus has been identified in an adult female lion named 'Sheena' at the Dehiwala Zoological Garden, according to the Department of Zoology. According to officials, the findings of the PCR testing performed...
Read morePresidential pardons to 93 inmates – Department of Prisons (Video)
To commemorate the Poson Full Moon Poya day, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa extended presidential pardons to 93 prisoners today (June 24). According to Chandana Ekanayake, media spokesperson for the Department of Prisons, 16 of them...
Read moreQuarantine Law Violators: Police apprehend 433 – DIG Ajith Rohana
According to DIG Ajith Rohana, Sri Lanka Police arrested 433 additional persons on Tuesday (June 22) for failing to follow health procedures while in public. The majority of the arrests, according to the police...
Read moreIsolation Notice Sri Lanka: 11 more places in 2 districts imposed from today
The National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) confirmed that eleven more places had been isolated as of 6 a.m. today (June 23). Isolation orders were placed on ten villages in...
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