News from 2021

Ambassador of Switzerland to Sri Lanka Dominik Furgler, who called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday (June 28) at Temp…

According to the daily report issued by the health Ministry, there is a gradual decline in conducting PCR tests, Government Medica…

The Colombo Municipal Council's (CMC) Public Health Department today requested that people who are over 30 years of age to get the…

The medical experts have warned that the Indian variant known as Delta would be the dominant variant in the country in about ten w…

The Cabinet of Ministers this week granted approval to obtain U$ $150 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to roll o…

Following requests of University Vice Chancellors, the attention of the Education Education Ministry was drawn to provide COVID-19…

The government today approved allowing relief to employees in the tourism sector, particularly those affected by the crisis due to…

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In a major boost to its vaccine drive, Sri Lanka will receive one million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines next month through th…

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardana yesterday ruled out the possibility to grant approval for a price hike of imported milk powder …

The Indian variant known as Delta has been detected from a resident in Relawala Grama Niladhari Division, Jayaliyagama in Kahathud…

State Minister of Minor Export Crops Janaka Wakkumbura said the government decided to suspend the import of sugar to prevent profi…

The Health Ministry today introduced a new hotline number 1390 to create a new process to properly care the COVID-19 patients at h…

Three national cricketers currently on tour in England are facing the prospect of a suspension by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for brea…

The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of the COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) has decided to temporarily ban passengers from…

Sinopharm has confirmed that two million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine procured by Sri Lanka will be delivered on July 2 and 4, Ch…

The newly enacted legislative framework for the Port City Colombo project will help raise non-debt foreign exchange inflows for Sr…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed the Maha Sangha that he will not take back the decision to use organic fertilizer toward…

The travel restrictions that were in effect across the country have been eased from 4.00 am today (June 25). However, interprovinc…

Sri Lanka has recorded 48 more COVID-19 related fatalities confirmed by the Director General of Health Services yesterday (June 24…

Sam Billings and Liam Livingstone burnished their Twenty20 credentials as England withstood a top-order wobble to seal a series wi…

In an effort to support all players in the SME Eco-system, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has organized a National SME Forum in co…

In response to serous oil and hazardous chemical spills triggered by the fire that broke out on a ship carrying hazardous substanc…

Although Sri Lanka sees a downward trend in COVID-19 infections, the Health authorities warned that there is always a risk of emer…

Container ship MSC MESSINA reportedly suffered fire in engine room in Indian ocean halfway between Sri Lanka and Malacca Strait, a…