News from 2021

X-press Feeders, operators of the container ship ‘X-press Pearl’, through the vessel owner’s P&I insurers, have made an …

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UNP MP and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a debate on what he called a major foreign exchange crisis th…

There is no any other alternative and satisfactory way other than the school classroom environment for children to continue with t…

Some people have shown reluctance to obtain the Chinese manufactured Sinopharm vaccine as it may hamper their plans to travel to c…

The general public above 30 years of age in the Western Province (WP) are able to get the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine at t…

Thirty six percent of the total population above 30 years of age in Sri Lanka has been administered with at least the first dose o…

Approximately 3,000 road accidents take place daily, is similar to people losing lives due to terrorist activities, Police Spokesm…

The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 41 more COVID-19 related fatalities that have occurred yesterday (July 12). …

The Cabinet has granted approval to pay an incentive of Rs. 12,500 per hectare not exceeding 02 hectares (05 acres) to encourage t…

The cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to attract digital tourists to the country and to introduce a long term visa cate…

Government approval granted for the strategic plan for promoting the use of electric vehicles in Sri Lanka. Addressing the weekely…

The Education Ministry is hoping to complete administering COVID vaccination for all teachers in the country with the next ten da…

As the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above the age of 30 is on the move at present in the country, authorities are conside…

The National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (​NOCPCO) has granted permission to operate inter-provincial t…

Japan has decided to provide 1.45 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured there to Sri Lanka through the COVAX Facility …

The Environment Ministry has decided to implement the ban on shopping bags and lunch sheets in the next few weeks, Environment Min…

Cardinal Malclom Ranjith together with several bishops of the Catholic church in Sri Lanka in a letter addressed to President Gota…

UNICEF today handed over a consignment of critical equipment to the Ministry of Health, to support the government’s response to …

Adds another 84,000 radials in most wanted sizes in Phase 2 of 2021 expansion plan Radial production increased by 32% since March …

Vaccination drive for the tourism industry kicked off over the weekend and over 1000 employees attached to the sector in the Hamba…

By Harsha Amarasinghe Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu believes that it would be a crime to let go of Angelo Mathews at th…

There is a threat of maintaining fewer social connections for children of all ages who have indulged in online activities for the …

All teachers in the Colombo Educational zone will be vaccinated by tomorrow, Education Minister G.L Peiris said. Addressing the m…

Following a programme launched to collect disposable carbon pens and toothbrushes, as they would take about 400 years to perish, E…