News from 2020

Sri Lanka and its leadership were ranked 9th in the Global Response to Infectious Diseases (GRID) Index which evaluates how effici…

Two more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. They said tha…

A Sri Lankan woman has been contracted with COVID-19 in Jordan, Jordan Minister of Health Saad Jaber confirmed. According to the J…

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is currently conducting daily Aerial Surveillance Operations in support of the Sri Lanka Navy’s e…

The party of South Korean President Moon Jae-in has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, BBC reported today. South K…

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Leading by example, Cargills has once again reached out to farmers in trouble.  On the night of April 11, Cargills dispatched…

LPG tanker Gas Courage berths at Hambantota Port LPG tanker ‘Gas Courage’ berthed at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) t…

The depleted consumer incomes and temporary import restrictions on non-essential imports could deal a heavy blow to Sri Lanka’s …

The possibility of immediate resumption of day-to-day economic activities at provincial levels in order to safeguard the national …

Two more Covid-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. Accordingly, …

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning and heavy rains exceeding 100 mm are likely to occur at several places in Western, …

The traditional anointing of oil ceremony in lieu of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year was held at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple,…

The suspension of scheduled flights of SriLankan Airlines due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been extended till April 30, …

A Sri Lankan fishing boat with six fishermen aboard has been detained in Port Victoria in Seychelles on suspicion of illegal fishi…

Sri Lanka should partially lift the lockdown imposed to combat COVID-19 in order to keep the economy going, former Prime Minister …

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Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen's brother Riyaj Bathiudeen had been arrested by the CID over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, Pol…

Fourteen (14) more Covid-19 infected patients were reported today, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 233, the H…

LOLC Holdings PLC has announced that it has received 422 million dollars as the first tranche by selling its 70% stake from Cambod…

Measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus can only be lifted slowly, if the right public health measures are in place, includ…

The Sri Lanka Muslim Civil Society (SLMCS), an Organisation committed to Unity as One Nation distributed 2000 gift packs to front-…

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended a nationwide lockdown until 3 May to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The …

Panvila and Cheena Koratuwa villages in Beruwala have been sealed off and place under isolation due to COVID-19 outbreak, Army Com…

One more Covid-19 infected patient was reported, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 218, the Health Ministry sai…