Govt. will bring culprits of Easter Sunday attacks to the book soon: Defence Secretary

2020-04-22   |   Uncategorized

The Government would bring all culprits who planned, financed and supported the Easter bombing carnage that killed over 270 and wounded over 500 innoc...

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Stranded students arrive

2020-04-22   |   Uncategorized

A SriLankan plane carrying 113 Sri Lankan students from Lahore & Karachi, Pakistan landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunay...

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COVID-19 infected patient found from Warakapola

2020-04-22   |   Health

A COVID-19 infected person was found from the Warakapola area today increasing the total number of cases to 310 in the country, the Health Ministry sa...

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We will not let extremist violence raise its head again: President

2020-04-22   |   Politics

While assuring that he would not leave any room for any form of extremism, or violence from any extremists to be unleashed again, President Gotabhaya ...

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11 families in Piliyandala sent for Quarantine

2020-04-22   |   Uncategorized

Health authorities had taken step to quarantine 66 individuals from eleven families in Piliyandala MOH area after a patient infected with COVID-19 was...

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U.S. oil futures plumb historic lows below zero, Brent plunges

2020-04-22   |   Uncategorized

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil futures continued to trade in negative territory yesterday, after closing down nearly US$ 40 on Monday in their first ever...

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Cartoon of the day

2020-04-22   |   Uncategorized

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Easter Sunday attacks cost Rs.150bn to economy erasing 1% of GDP

2020-04-22   |   Business

The Easter Sunday attacks and the tremors felt across the economy in its aftermath cost the Sri Lankan economy a mammoth Rs.150 billion in 2019, trans...

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Year-long prices expected at mid-single digit levels; short-term pressure seen due to supply disruptions

2020-04-22   |   Crime

Prices could see a short-term uptrend in April and May amid sputtered supply due to coronavirus-induced lockdowns, but overall prices in the economy f...

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Trump claims to suspend immigration into US

2020-04-21   |   Technology

President Donald Trump said late Monday night he will sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States as the nation ba...

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General election on June 20 -NEC

2020-04-21   |   Politics

he National Elections Commission has decided to hold the General Election on June 20th, a Commission’s official said.The Extraordinary Gazette notif...

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Number of recovered increased to 98

2020-04-21   |   Uncategorized

The number of patients recovered from COVID-19 has been increased to 98 with another patient who was recovered this evening, the Health Ministry said....

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Number of COVID-19 infected increased to 304

2020-04-21   |   Uncategorized

Another person was tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total of infected cases to 304, the Health Ministry said. The last patient was a fish ven...

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Re-opening bars: ADIC wants decision withdrawn

2020-04-21   |   Uncategorized

The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) said today experts and all who love the nation were astounded by the government’s decision to re-open...

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COVID- 19: AG’s Department closed until further notice

2020-04-21   |   Crime

The Attorney General's Department has been closed until further notice after a private female security officer at the Department was infected with COV...

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Cartoon of the day

2020-04-21   |   Uncategorized

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Ceylinco Life donates ventilators to combat COVID-19

2020-04-21   |   Uncategorized

Ceylinco Life Chairman R. Renganathan (centre) presenting one of the two ventilators to Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, accompanied...

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CIPM makes donation to COVID-19 Relief Fund

2020-04-21   |   Uncategorized

Dhammika Fernando-President, CIPM Sri Lanka (2nd from left) handing over the donation to Lalith Weerathunga  CIPM made a donation of Rs. 1 millio...

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Dialog extends critical connectivity solutions to IDH Hospital

2020-04-21   |   Health

In an effort to support medical professionals and essential medical services during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Dialog Axiata PLC extended free criti...

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Trump warns China of possible consequences for pandemic

2020-04-20   |   Health

U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic, ...

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17 new Covid-19 cases today in SL

2020-04-20   |   Law

Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the total number of infected cases to 271, the Ministry of Health said.During the day th...

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State bodies instructed how to resume work once curfew lifted

2020-04-20   |   Sports

The Government has issued guidelines to heads of state entities especially in the district of Colombo as how to resume work after the curfew is lifted...

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Artificial beach comes up in Mount Lavinia

2020-04-20   |   Uncategorized

Amidst environmental concerns, the construction of an artificial beach between Kalutara and Mount Lavinia is being expedited. The Kalutara North Calid...

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Coronavirus: More than 160,000 deaths globally

2020-04-20   |   Health

Covid-19 has infected more than 2.3 million people and killed at least 160,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University, the CNN reported.Japa...

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Curfew to be relaxed from Monday

2020-04-20   |   Uncategorized

The Government has decided to relax the police curfew from Monday (20) with the objective of restoring normalcy in the country, the President's Media ...

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