News from 2021

A considerable number of COVID deaths has been reported due to the delay in seeking immediate medical assistance, Health Promotion…

A total of 67 more COVID-19 related fatalities were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services recording the highest sin…

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to be sworn in as a national list MP on June 22, UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywa…

The ongoing island-wide travel restrictions will be lifted at 4.00 am on Monday (14), Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.…

While claiming that five committees have been appointed to work on the procedures to demand claims from the X-Press Pearl vessel, …

Sri Lanka would receive another consignment of one million doses of Sinopharm vaccines tomorrow, Production, Supply and Regulation…

The 2nd edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held during July and August 2021, as earlier announced, the Sri Lanka Cr…

As Sri Lanka is currently pitching itself to the world as an attractive investment destination, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today…

The Government today dismissed claims that there are moves to appoint Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa as Prime Minister. Cabinet c…

The Excise Department has granted permission to facilitate the liquor sale in "Safe and Secure Level 1 Hotels" during the travel r…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov who had a telephone conversation with his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawar…

While increasing the country's reliance on oxygen by 441%, Sri Lanka has risen to third place among South Asian countries in terms…

Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardane, along with the Trade Minister, has secured Cabinet approval to release confis…

Agricultural Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said today there were no moves to import organic fertilizer as reported. He told pa…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to unveil the elevated highway project on the New Kelani Bridge to Athurugiriya, as well as the c…

No decision has been taken as yet over the reopening of schools in the country, Education Minister G.L. Peiris said. Addressing th…

All branches of eight main private commercial banks will remain closed from today (07) due to the prevailing travel restrictions. …

Sri Lanka Tourism, recently announced their plans to develop a ‘city tourism’ strategy to position Colombo as a tourism hub in…

Sri Lanka would no longer be able to target tourists from the UK as a decision has been taken to place the island nation on the re…

The vaccination priority list is to be subject to several changes with the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in future, the Health Mini…

Sri Lanka’s cricketers have agreed to tour England, it is reliably learnt. According to sources at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the …

Steps will be taken to introduce another special sticker for vehicles operating during the traffic restrictions for essential serv…

An SMS service will be launched informing the public details of administering the second doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines in t…

With the increase of the number of daily COVID positive cases in the country, it is not practical to lift the islanwide travel res…

Sri Lanka has barred passengers with a travel history to South America and South Africa – including transit – in the past 14 d…