News from 2021

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…

Cybersex crimes against women and Children in Sri Lanka have increased by 300 percent during the pandemic period in Sri Lanka that…

A 41-year old man who was deported from Doha, Qatar arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) yesterday on charges of…

Five suspects in various parts of the country have been arrested for publishing pornographic videos and pictures in social media s…

JAT Holdings, Sri Lanka’s trusted leader in wood coatings, hosted an informative virtual investor forum today (08) for their upc…

Sri Lanka’s railway system transports essential goods and freight, serves thousands of daily commuters, and forms an island-wide…

Director-General of Health Services will issue revised guidelines, lifting several restrictions, which need to be followed by peop…

While rejecting claims that on July 6, SriLankan flight (UL504 en route from London to Colombo) had suffered a mid-air fuel shorta…

The validity period of all types of Visas currently obtained by foreigners in Sri Lanka has been extended up to August 8 from toda…

Additional interest up to 2 percent per annum will be extended for two years for Special Deposit Accounts (SDAs), the Central Bank…

The government has decided to administer Pfizer vaccines to nearly 1,000 students going overseas for higher education, Army Comman…

A specialist batting coach of the Sri Lanka Cricket team who returned to the country after the England tour, has been diagnosed wi…

A total of 40 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (07) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services …

The Government has planned to open up the country within two months after vaccinating its citizens at least with a single dose, To…

The game of musical chairs for captaincy in Sri Lankan cricket is set for the next round, as according to the latest reports the b…

Sri Lanka Retailers Association (SLRA), the apex body of Sri Lanka’s Organised Retail Sector (ORS) consisting of last mile retai…

The Sri Lankan Government is to raise concerns with the United States over an updated travel advise which maintains that there is …

National carrier SriLankan Airlines will resume flights to the Russian capital, Moscow from 30 June where it will operate a weekly…

Basil Rajapaksa was sworn in as the Finance Minister before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa a short while ago. Prime Minister Mahinda…