Health LNP - 12 more die of COVID-19
A total of 12 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (16) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
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Politics LNP - Diana to make a disclosure regarding SJB General Secretary
As the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) informed the Secretary General Parliament that Diana Gamage is no longer an MP since she has been expelled from the party,…
Crime LNP - Rice Millers’ Assn. urge govt to impose price control
The Sri Lanka Rice Millers' Association requested the government to impose control price again for rice, as there would be a tendency to increase the price of…
Politics LNP - President said some recommendations cannot be implemented - Cardinal
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had told him that it was not possible to implement every recommendation that has been made by the Presidential Commission which…
Politics LNP - Minister Bandula appoints Export Advisory Committees for 24 sectors
The Hon. Trade Minister, Dr. Bandula Gunawardane has appointed Export Advisory Committees covering 24 sectors for a period of 5 years (from 2021 to 2026). In…
Business LNP - Central Bank reconstitutes the Financial System Stability Consultative Committee
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka today said that its Financial System Stability Consultative Committee (FSSCC) has been reconstituted with eminent personnel in…
Politics LNP - Sri Lanka reached successful stage in combating COVID-19 - Health Minister
Sri Lanka has reached a successful stage in combating the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella has told the UNICEF. In a…
Law LNP - Basil released from GI pipes case after AG’s decision to withdraw indictment
The Colombo High Court today ordered to release Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former Director General of Divi Neguma Department Kithsiri Ranawaka from a…
Crime LNP - MILCO increases Highland milk powder prices
The price of a 400 gram pouch of Highland milk powder has been increased by Rs. 90 and a 1 kg pouch has been increased by Rs. 225, state-run dairy producer…
Law LNP - Ranjan willing to give evidence on those listed in Pandora Paper: Lawyer writes to BC
Imprisoned former MP Ranjan Ramanayake's lawyer today informed Chairperson of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Eva…
Health LNP - 21 more die of COVID-19
A total of 21 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (13) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Politics LNP - New Circular on issuing permits for metals, sand, soil, gravel and clay
A new Circular will be issued to give effect to the process of issuance of permits for mining, transportation and trade of metals, sand, soil, gravel and clay,…
Business LNP - Increased demand for kerosene stoves in Pettah: Traders’
There is an acute scarcity of kerosene cookers in the Pettah market due to the sudden and colossal price increase of cooking gas, the Pettah United National…
Health LNP - Pfizer booster shots for all before March
● Booster roll-out to begin in November ● Youngsters to get booster 6 months after second dose ● Elderly, comorbidities to get it sooner ● Children above 12…
Health LNP -University students to be given Pfizer vaccine as booster dose
University students fully vaccinated with Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine will be given a booster of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, says the Director-General of Health…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka’s COVID vaccination figures grow further
Sri Lanka has fully vaccinated 85 percent of its population aged above 20 years, according to Epidemiology Unit’s data. This amounts to 67.2 percent of the…
Technology LNP - Rishad Bathiudeen granted bail
MP Rishad Bathiudeen, who was in remand custody after being arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), has been granted bail by courts over two…
Politics LNP - Compensate home-quarantined state employees through Agrahara: PM tells officials
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed the relevant authorities to formulate a mechanism to compensate the state employees who undergo home quarantine…
Crime LNP - Legal approval recieved for number portability service: TRCSL
Legal approval has been received for the number portability facility, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) Director General Oshada…
Politics LNP - Central Bank maintains policy interest rates
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate…
Health LNP - IMF lowers Sri Lanka’s outlook on persistent pandemic pressures
Cites supply chain issues, higher prices make recovery difficult and uneven Advocates for aggressive vaccination to look past pandemic for durable recovery…
Politics LNP - Edu. Minister conveys Govt’s final decision to reopen schools on Oct. 21
Education Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena today assured that the government had taken the final decision to resume school education on October 21. Addressing the…
Health LNP - 10-30 % of total infected patients suffer from post-COVID symptoms
Shedding light on post-COVID condition in Sri Lanka and control measures, a medical expert said at least 10 to 30% of total patients infected with COVID-19…
Technology LNP - My popularity went sky high; I don’t know how it happened, says Yohani
"Get ready to accept defeat. You can move on from there, "the internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan singer Yohani de Silva said at a press conference last…