News from 2020

(Tokyo) REUTERS: Oil prices slumped again yesterday, with Brent falling to the lowest since 1999, as the market struggled with a m…

At least 80 per cent of the Covid-19 patients are being treated in government hospitals across India.    On an average, …

(rt.com) 22 Apr, 2020 -   President Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to “shoot down and destroy” Iranian gunboat…

The Government would bring all culprits who planned, financed and supported the Easter bombing carnage that killed over 270 and wo…

A SriLankan plane carrying 113 Sri Lankan students from Lahore & Karachi, Pakistan landed at the Bandaranaike International Ai…

A COVID-19 infected person was found from the Warakapola area today increasing the total number of cases to 310 in the country, th…

While assuring that he would not leave any room for any form of extremism, or violence from any extremists to be unleashed again, …

Health authorities had taken step to quarantine 66 individuals from eleven families in Piliyandala MOH area after a patient infect…

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil futures continued to trade in negative territory yesterday, after closing down nearly US$ 40 on Monday…

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The Easter Sunday attacks and the tremors felt across the economy in its aftermath cost the Sri Lankan economy a mammoth Rs.150 bi…

Prices could see a short-term uptrend in April and May amid sputtered supply due to coronavirus-induced lockdowns, but overall pri…

President Donald Trump said late Monday night he will sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United Sta…

he National Elections Commission has decided to hold the General Election on June 20th, a Commission’s official said.The Extraor…

The number of patients recovered from COVID-19 has been increased to 98 with another patient who was recovered this evening, the H…

Another person was tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total of infected cases to 304, the Health Ministry said. The last pa…

The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) said today experts and all who love the nation were astounded by the government’s…

The Attorney General's Department has been closed until further notice after a private female security officer at the Department w…

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Ceylinco Life Chairman R. Renganathan (centre) presenting one of the two ventilators to Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendr…

Dhammika Fernando-President, CIPM Sri Lanka (2nd from left) handing over the donation to Lalith Weerathunga  CIPM made a dona…

In an effort to support medical professionals and essential medical services during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Dialog Axiata PLC…

U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the co…

Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the total number of infected cases to 271, the Ministry of Health sa…

The Government has issued guidelines to heads of state entities especially in the district of Colombo as how to resume work after …