LNP - Over 400,000 people vaccinated yesterday
The highest number of vaccinations in Sri Lanka so far against Covid-19 was administered yesterday, the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry said....
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LNP - Delta variant more transmissible but not more fatal than others: WHO expert
An expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Delta variant of Covid-19 is more transmissible and results in more hospitalisation, but it is n...
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LNP - Amendments will be brought to Finance Bill - AG
The Attorney General today informed the Supreme Court that several amendments will be brought to the proposed Finance Bill and the final version of th...
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LNP - World’s largest star sapphire cluster to be sold at gem auction in China
The world's largest star sapphire cluster which was found in a backyard in Pelmadulla is expected to be sold at a gem auction in China in November, th...
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LNP - Nurses to stage one-hour protest outside 100 main Hospitals today
While claiming that the authorities have failed to resolve their issues, Government Nursing Officers' Association President Saman Rathnapriya yesterda...
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LNP - 48 more die of COVID-19: Death toll surges to 4,195
A total of 48 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (26) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the de...
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LNP - Second Sri Lanka-India T20I postponed
The second T20I between Sri Lanka and India, which was initially scheduled to be played today (27) has been postponed to tomorrow (28)after India allr...
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LNP - SL to discuss with 21 countries to lift travel ban on tourists
Minister Prasanna Ranatunga today said the Tourism Ministry together with the Ministry of External Affairs was working on removing the travel restrict...
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LNP - SL to commence manufacture of saline and affiliated liquids in September
In what appeared to be a breakthrough in the production of medical items, the government will fully depend on locally manufactured saline and other re...
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LNP - Sri Lanka surpasses global vaccination average
With nearly 57 percent of target population having administered with at least a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Sri Lanka has been able to surpass the globa...
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LNP - Gazette issued to display weight in kg’s on LPG cylinders
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) issued another Extra Ordinary Gazette notification today making it mandatory to state the weight in Kilograms of ...
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LNP - Hoping to reopen schools in the first week of September: Minister
The Education Ministry is hoping to reopen schools in the country in the first week of September, Education Minister G. L. Peiris said. Addressing the...
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LNP - Police unravel rental vehicle selling racket
A 32-year-old man has been arrested by the Nugegoda Divisional Crime Investigation Unit for selling rented out vehicles which was hired from car renta...
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LNP - China donates 1.6 million more Sinopharm vaccines to Sri Lanka
The government of China has donated 1.6 million more doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka to boost the national inoculation drive. A speci...
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LNP - Nissanka Senadhipathi, Palitha Fernando released from Avant-Garde bribery case
Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Yapa Senadhipathi and former Chairman of Rakna Lanka, Major General (Retired) Palitha Fernando have been released from t...
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LNP - Baurs to bring expert team to study Sri Lanka’s agriculture ecosystem
One of the pioneers in agriculture fertilizer and a leading diversified business group, A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., also known as Baurs, will be br...
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LNP - Hope more countries will be inspired by Sri Lanka’s bold approach to organic agriculture - President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa expressed the hope that more countries would be inspired by Sri Lanka’s bold approach to sustainably transform its agri...
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LNP - Sri Lanka pays off USD 01 billion bond debt before deadline
Sri Lanka has settled the scheduled debt of USD 01 billion International Sovereign Bond Issue yesterday (July 26), State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal...
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LNP - SriLankan Airlines airlifts another shipment of Sinopharm vaccines
As the Government of Sri Lanka accelerates the vaccination drive in the country SriLankan Airlines extends its support by airlifting 2 million doses o...
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LNP - U.S. donates 500,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Sri Lanka for early COVID-19 detection
The United States donated 500,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) as part of its commitment to support Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19. These tests...
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LNP - Pay hike for teachers difficult during present economic crisis: Minister
As much as 86 percent of the government’s revenue had been spent for the payment of salaries and remunerations in 2020 triggering public finance con...
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LNP - 800 people drown to death annually in SL: Health Ministry
Every year, around 800 people die of drowning in Sri Lanka and it is the second prime cause of death from unintentional accidents, the Health Ministry...
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LNP - Emirates extends suspension of flights from Sri Lanka to UAE till July 28
Emirates on Friday extended its suspension of flights from four countries — Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka — to Dubai till July 28 in l...
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