News from 2021

Sri Lankan music artist and youth icon Yohani de Silva to make her first performance in India after her song ‘Menike mage hitheâ…

COVID booster jabs will begin to be administered to the relevant groups of people in the near future once the second dose rollout …

Even after recovering from COVID viral infection, several high-risk post COVID complication conditions such as COVID pneumonia cou…

Vaccination for children above 12 years of age, who are diagnosed with chronic diseases, would commence at the Lady Ridgeway Hospi…

Referring to the hesitancy shown by the younger population to receive the COVID vaccine, Chairman of State Pharmaceuticals Corpora…

The Government has decided to scrap moves to regulate social media and websites by law. Media Minister Dullas Alahapperuma, respon…

A total of 92 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (21) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services …

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident in which a police officer was injured during a drug raid at Obeyse…

Sri Lanka has proposed to establish a Regional Knowledge Hub in Colombo in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)…

District-wise percentages for university entrance based on the results of G. C. E. Advanced Level Examination in 2020 have been re…

MP Rishad Bathiudeen, who had been arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), has been further remand…

The SLFP does not condone the continuation of the ‘Emergency Regulations’ (The Public Security Ordinance) more than a day nece…

Steps have been taken by the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to issue transport permits through online from September 30…

The government is in the process of revising prices of essential items such as rice, sugar, milk powder and domestic gas, a minist…

The lowest number of PCR and Rapid Antigen tests have been done on Monday (20) in the country to detect COVID-19 patients since Au…

A decision has been taken to provide Pfizer vaccine as a shield against the Covid virus for children above 12-years of age at the …

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has invited Kuwait to invest in the Colombo Port City, in solar and wind energy and oil refining sect…

A total of 66 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (20) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services …

Authorities call on them to be more responsible and take jabs Many youngsters demanding for Pfizer and Moderna Western countries a…

The circular on the payment of a Rs 5,000 allowance to teachers and principals has been issued today (September 20). Accordingly, …

In a major change to border-control measures, Japan will from Monday allow re-entry to all returnees from six countries including …

A total of 103 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (18) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) would ‘seriously consider’ replacing New Zealand in Pakistan should they receive an invitation from th…

The government is ready to spend billions of rupees for the conservation of the Kelani River in the next few years, Environment Mi…

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that the UN will provide its full supp…