News from 2020

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…

We wish our readers a healthy and a prosperous National New Year filled with happiness and peace. …

Three more Covid-19 infected patients were reported, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 217, the Health Ministry…

The month of April considered as the beginning of 'spring season' in the country when trees flourish with fruits and blossoms. See…

Four S14 power sets ordered by the Railways Department arrived in Sri Lanka from China yesterday. The order was placed before the …

Seven persons had been arrested over the last two days for spreading false information on Covid-19 over social media, police said.…

The auspicious time to light the hearth for Sinhala and Tamil New Year, which will dawn at 8.23 p.m. today, is at 10.05 p.m. facin…

Seven more persons have tested positive for the COVID-19 today increasing the total number infected patients in Sri Lanka to 210, …

Lengthy queues were seen at gas stations that pump kerosene. People were seen carrying bottles at queues to fill them with kerosen…

Twenty seven healthcare staffers of the Ragama and Welisara Hospitals have been sent to the Navy Quarantine Centre in Mulankavil, …

An Army officer is seen advising two persons who had not worn face masks in a backdrop where the Government has made wearing masks…