LNP - COVID situation has not yet reached satisfactory level, says Health Ministry
Despite a slight decrease in the number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, the Health Ministry said the situation is not yet favourable to embrace...
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LNP - 135 more COVID-19 deaths reported
A total of 135 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (12) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the d...
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LNP - Cabraal appointed CB Governor
Former State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka by the President with effect from Septe...
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LNP - Vaccinating school children must be done under supervision of specialists: GMOA
The COVID vaccination rollout for school children should be conducted under the direct supervision of Pediatricians and Physiotherapists and within th...
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LNP - Another fresh request by gas companies to up prices: Minister
The gas companies have made fresh requests from the government to increase the price of a domestic gas cylinder, Co-operative Services, Marketing Deve...
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LNP - Post-covid clinics for those with health issues after recovery: Medical specialist
Claiming that some people who recover from Covid-19 could experience post-covid symptoms such as cough, breathing difficulties and chest pain even aft...
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LNP - Defence Sec. urges public not to be misled by false claims on Easter attacks
Defence Secretary Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne urged the public not to be misled by the various false claims being made regarding the Easter Sunday att...
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LNP - Reopening of schools not appropriate in this Covid situation: DG Health
chools cannot be reopened under the prevailing circumstances in terms of the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country, the Health Ministry said. De...
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LNP - Sinopharm Group expresses interest in setting up vaccine refilling plant in Sri Lanka
Chairman of Sinopharm Group Liu Jingzhen has expressed his enthusiasm in setting up a vaccine refilling plant in Sri Lanka,the Sri Lankan embassy in B...
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LNP - Fully vaccinated people still susceptible to severe COVID disease or death: SLMA
While stressing the point that a minority of fully vaccinated people could get severe disease, and may even die, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SL...
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LNP - The disappearance of data files at NMRA: EPIC Lanka CEO granted bail
The CEO of EPIC Lanka technologies that managed the database of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), arrested for alleged disappearance...
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LNP - CB further tightens noose on imports to preserve currency
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced today its decision to impose a 100 percent cash margin deposit requirement against the importation of s...
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LNP - 14 tamed elephants kept under Department of Zoological Gardens released back to original owners
The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court has issued an order to release 14 tamed elephants held under the custody of the Department of National Zoologic...
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LNP - School closures lead to inequities in learning opportunities in SL: UNICEF
School closures have led to alarming inequities in learning opportunities for children in South Asia including Sri Lanka, despite significant efforts ...
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LNP - Govt. to vaccinate students from Grade 7 to 13
Discussions are underway to offer COVID-19 vaccines to two million school children studying from Grade 7 to 13, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella s...
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LNP - 175 more die of COVID-19: Death toll surges to 10,864
A total of 175 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (08) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the d...
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LNP - MAGA begins construction of new housing complex at Malapalla
Maga Engineering has begun construction of a new 10-storey medium-rise housing complex as part of the Government’s Railway Efficiency Improvement Pr...
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LNP - Sri Lanka confirms another 184 coronavirus deaths
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed another 184 coronavirus-related deaths for September 06 (yesterday), increasing the official dea...
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LNP - Customs thwarts attempt to smuggle in oximeters using forged documents
ri Lanka Customs has successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle in a consignment of oximeters through the air cargo terminal of the Bandaranaike Intern...
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LNP - COVID-19 situation not an exceptional circumstance to get bail: CA
The Court of Appeal held in a recent judgment that the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country does not amount to an exceptional circumstance to ...
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LNP - Ranil urges Speaker to act against Nagananda
UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged the Speaker to take action against Lawyer Nagananda whom he claimed had insulted Parliament. Mr.wickremesi...
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LNP - SLTDA requests MoH to relax health guidelines to accommodate Russian Tourists
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) this week put forward a series of requests to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to relax the health gui...
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LNP - Tourism Chairperson defends request to relax guidelines for travellers
Letter sent to Health DG also seeks removal of PPE for vaccinated flight crew Sri Lanka Tourism Chairperson Kimarli Fernando has defended a decision t...
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