PM calls 225 MPs of previous parliament for a meeting
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called all 225 members of the previous Parliament for a meeting on Monday (May 4) at 10 am to discuss the current...
Read More
Sri Lanka monitoring new virus which has affected children in UK, Europe
Sri Lankan Health officials yesterday said they were closely monitoring a new illness which had affected some children in the UK and Europe in recent ...
Read More
COVID-19 spread under control in general: President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the spread of COVID-19 is under control in general, and that immediate remedial steps have been taken following the ...
Read More
Hundreds of Americans line up for food bank handouts
Hundreds of Americans lined up to access much-needed food handouts in Los Angeles and Prospect, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Masses of cars ...
Read More
Turkish health workers bullish at virus ‘ground zero’
ISTANBUL AFP April29, 2020 - Voices reverberate around the room in Turkey’s busiest medical emergency hotline in Istanbul, where there has been a su...
Read More
COVID-19 patients capacity exceeds at IDH
Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, the Consultant Physician at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) said the capacity of the COVID-19 patients at the IDH has ...
Read More
Luxury taxes added to vehicles less than 1,000cc after rupee depreciation: Importers
Due to the increase of the value of Japanese Yen and the US Dollar against the Sri Lankan Rupee after March 20, the vehicles with engine capacity less...
Read More
Islandwide curfew from April 30 to May 04
An Islandwide Curfew will be imposed from 8.00 pm tomorrow (30) until 5.00 am next Monday (May 04), President's Media Division said....
Read More
Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka now at 630
The toll of Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka has risen to 630 with three more Covid-19 infected patients being reported this evening, the Health Ministry s...
Read More
Cabraal proposes setting up of Rs.150bn Covid Equity Fund to support battered biz
Former Central Bank Governor and present Senior Economic Advisor to Prime Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal is proposing the setting up of a fund syndicat...
Read More
March merchandise exports plunge record 42%
Sri Lanka’s merchandise export earnings in March plunged a record 42 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US $ 646 million, with the COVID-19 pandemic spre...
Read More
Coronavirus spikes national team’s preparations for Asian tournaments
The Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB) is making plans to resume administration of the sport once the curfew as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Read More
TUs slam British Airways for planning to axe 12,000 jobs
Pilot unions have slammed British Airways who announced plans to make one quarter of their staff redundant in response to the Covid-19 crisis. &...
Read More
South Korean ministers say they know Kim’s location
South Korea said today it knows Kim Jong Un’s location as it continues to play down rumours that the North’s strongman leader is seriously ill or ...
Read More
White House readies for orderly transition should Trump lose
US, (Daily Mail), 28 April 2020 - The White House has told government agencies to start preparing for the transition should Donald Trump lose to...
Read More
Australia blasts Chinese Ambassador for threatening to ruin economy
Australia, (Daily Mail), 28 April 2020 - Australia has asked the Chinese ambassador to explain his ‘economic coercion’ threat made in ...
Read More
Number of COVID-19 patients increased to 611
The number of COVID-19 infected patients has increased to 611 in the country, along with the 12 patients who were identified a short while ago, the He...
Read More
Objectives of a suicide attack go beyond just killing people: President
Commenting on the Easter Sunday attacks, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today that the objectives of a suicide attack go beyond just killing scores...
Read More
Havelock Lane, Dabare Mw, Torrington 60 watta isolated
Health authorities yesterday declared Torrington 60 watta in Colombo 7, Dabare Mawatha in Narahenpita and Havelock Lane, as isolated areas after COVID...
Read More
Pregnant mothers attending clinics advised to obtain prior appointments
The Health Ministry has advised pregnant mothers attending clinics to obtain prior appointments in order to minimise congestion in hospitals and provi...
Read More
CB imposes maximum interest rates on pawning advances
The Central Bank has imposed maximum interest rates on pawning advances of licensed banks to provide relief to low income families affected by the COV...
Read More
Popular News
