News from 2020

Three members of President Trump’s coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, said they will self-quarantine on Saturd…

Three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the total number of cases to 847, the health ministry said.Meanwhi…

Sri Lanka’s first-ever hundred per cent locally manufactured petrol and electric prototype cars would be launched by next year, …

United Nations Director General (UNDG) in Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya has noted the particular relevance of the teachings of the Budd…

Former MPs Kumara Welgama and Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Leader Patali Champika Ranawaka filed a petition in the Supreme Court tod…

A ‘High category threat’ warning had been issued by CERT over receiving of One Time Password (OTP) from a local private number…

Commuters who had season tickets following with an SMS sent by the Railways Department and had their names in the list of employee…

Foreign Relations Ministry Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha requested the Sri Lankans abroad to make an objective assessment of their…

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The King of Thailand is said to be spending the lockdown - accompanied by a harem of 20 concubines with military ranks in a German…

Director of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital Dr Sarath Weerabandara has been transferred to the Ministry of Health with effect fro…

Despite the government stating that curfew will be relaxed for public and private sector businesses to re-open from May 11, the Da…

A Sri Lankan who returned from Dubai yesterday was among 27 Covid-19 patients reported yesterday, Director General of Health Anil …

Strict guidelines have been proposed for the tourism sector as the industry prepares to open its doors and resume operations. A dr…

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Coaches who have not even won a medal at national level or followed any international coaching courses have created a coaching maf…

The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has cautioned that the world faces famines if enough funds are not pledged to com…

The debate over Taiwan’s place within the World Health Organisation has escalated with New Zealand’s foreign minister Winston …

Coronavirus is ‘manifesting’ as a deadly new inflammatory syndrome in some children, a British study revealed yesterday. …

The lotus tower was lit up this evening in view of Vesak Poya Day when all other Vesak celebrations across the country have been h…

Twenty six(26) more Covid-19 infected patients were reported today increasing the total cases to 823, the Health Ministry said. It…

Responding to the urgent need of Sri Lankan side fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, 30,000 Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Test Kits (PCR-Fl…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a guarantee for a $25 million trade loan to the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of…

Buddhists, this year, have been restricted to celebrate Vesak staying at homes giving priority to Prathipaththi Pooja due to COVID…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is optimistic that the economy adversely affected by the COVID – 19 pandemic could be re-built on a…