News from 2020

The danger posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka is yet to pass but the restrictions imposed on the 'low risk' districts cou…

A total of 2,961 prison inmates have been released on bail from March 17 to April 4 under the recommendations of the special commi…

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The Presidential Secretariat had received information about several instances of fraudsters collecting money using COVID-19 Health…

The Ragama Community Police Division distributed food packets to homeless people on the streets and stray animals in the area. The…

The Government has decided to suspend or limit the importation of non-essential goods except pharmaceutical products and fuel, Cab…

Special Task Force officers are engaged in checking curfew passes of people at several entry points to Colombo, April 1, 2020.&nbs…

The government and the United National Party (UNP) had agreed to enlighten the respective district level political representatives…

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The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) in a statement has thanked the government for helping the tourism industry and other s…

seized a total of 1184.9kilos of drugs, the country’s largest ever drug haul worth of Rs. 12,500 million in the international wa…

An Air force officer is seen handing over essential items to a woman in Colombo. The Sri Lanka Air Force assist in distributing es…

Akbar Brothers Pvt Ltd donated the contribution cheque of Rs 50 Million to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for the Fight Covid19 …

Security is beefed up in Gamapaha District during the curfew hours where vehicles were checked by the police personnel stationed a…

A truck carrying poultry toppled over this morning on the Colombo Wattala-Road killing some birds. Birds who survived were loaded …

Acting IGP C.D. Wickramarathna instructed CID and all the Police OIC's to take legal action against those who publish posts on soc…

Director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom, has phoned President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today and than…

Samurdhi relief packages were distributed among people amid Covid-19 situation.…

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An old couple living in Wellawatte were detected by  Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) medical officers to have been infected b…

With direct deposits and donations from organizations and individual donors, the balance of the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Sec…

Road blocks have been set up in several places in Colombo where vehicles are checked by the traffic police.…

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Efforts to move Sri Lanka towards a cashless society had been hindered by slow absorption of technology by the public, banks and v…