News from 2021

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the relevant officials to take actions to provide organic fertilizer required for the 'Mah…

Around 375,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines out of 500,000 donated by China have been retained to administer the second dose, Army …

A consignment 50,000 Russian-made Sputnik-V vaccine vials reached the Katunayake International Airport last night. The second batc…

The COVID-19 taskforce will meet President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at 11 am today to discuss the present situation in the country and w…

During a turbulent financial year that was affected by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Aitken Spence Group’s non-tourism se…

By Harsha Amarasinghe Hundreds and thousands of schools in Sri Lanka have opted to hire private coaches for their respective sport…

The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, decided to suspend the importation of a limited number of vehicles today …

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Sri Lanka’s former envoy to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga says he is aiming to bring in at least 2,500 Russian tourists per month …

The Cabinet approval was granted to award the contract for the construction of the elevated highway to Kelaniya New Bridge (NKB) v…

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted the approval to purchase 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine and one million doses of Astra…

Three persons, who had impersonated themselves as doctors, were arrested in Colombo while driving their cars despite the prohibiti…

A state-of-the-art petroleum testing laboratory will be made available at the Hambantota International Port (HIP), a facility that…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced that the Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) Department has made arrangements to prov…

Sri Lanka’s largest publicly listed power company WindForce Ltd. aims to fast-track the development of the Karadiyana Waste to E…

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) today issued landslide warnings for Galle, Kalutara, Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura an…

The Executive Board of the Asain Cricket Council (ACC) on Sunday officially postponed the 2021 edition of the Asia Cup to 2023, th…

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The Ministry of Health has suspended drive through PCR tests at private hospitals. Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela G…

Strong winds (50-60 kmph, up to 70-80 kmph gusty wind at times) during thundershowers are expected over the North Andaman sea and …

The spike in the number of people infected with the coronavirus has resulted in some hospitals being unable to meet the demand. Co…

More than 20,000 COVID-19 patients have been reported from all districts in the country within last seven days, of which nearly 10…

A hotline number 1965 has been introduced for the public to inquire about essential services that are in operation during the trav…

Only one member from a family would be allowed to go out to buy essentials from any outlet within walking distance when the travel…

Minister Johnston Fernando says that the government has decided to extend the islandwide travel restrictions currently in effect, …