Crime A man sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking after spending two years in jail was acquitted by the Court of Appeal observing that evidence of main…
Crime Tamil National People's Front Jaffna District MP Selvarasa Gajendran and two others were arrested for violating quarantine regulations by holding a memorial…
Crime Although the methodology of making appointments for medical professionals and transfers is very important to provide a quality medical service throughout the…
Business In an effort to increase Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into the country, the government has pitched Sri Lanka as a feasible destination for investments to…
Entertainment Sri Lankan music artist and youth icon Yohani de Silva to make her first performance in India after her song ‘Menike mage hithe’ went viral in global. India’s…
Health COVID booster jabs will begin to be administered to the relevant groups of people in the near future once the second dose rollout is completed, a top official…
Health Even after recovering from COVID viral infection, several high-risk post COVID complication conditions such as COVID pneumonia could occur, Consultant…
Health Vaccination for children above 12 years of age, who are diagnosed with chronic diseases, would commence at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital from this Friday (24),…
Health Referring to the hesitancy shown by the younger population to receive the COVID vaccine, Chairman of State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) Dr. Prasanna…
Politics The Government has decided to scrap moves to regulate social media and websites by law. Media Minister Dullas Alahapperuma, responding to a question posed by…
Crime A total of 92 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (21) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Crime Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident in which a police officer was injured during a drug raid at Obeysekarapura in Rajagiriya. A…
Politics Sri Lanka has proposed to establish a Regional Knowledge Hub in Colombo in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), to facilitate exchange of…
Education District-wise percentages for university entrance based on the results of G. C. E. Advanced Level Examination in 2020 have been released. However, the Z-Scores…
Crime MP Rishad Bathiudeen, who had been arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), has been further remanded until October 05 by the…
Law The SLFP does not condone the continuation of the ‘Emergency Regulations’ (The Public Security Ordinance) more than a day necessary or the militarisation of…
Development Steps have been taken by the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to issue transport permits through online from September 30 that is required for…
Crime The government is in the process of revising prices of essential items such as rice, sugar, milk powder and domestic gas, a minister said yesterday. Currently,…
Health The lowest number of PCR and Rapid Antigen tests have been done on Monday (20) in the country to detect COVID-19 patients since August 21 this year, according…
Health A decision has been taken to provide Pfizer vaccine as a shield against the Covid virus for children above 12-years of age at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH)…
Politics President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has invited Kuwait to invest in the Colombo Port City, in solar and wind energy and oil refining sectors in Sri Lanka, the…
Crime A total of 66 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (20) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Health Authorities call on them to be more responsible and take jabs Many youngsters demanding for Pfizer and Moderna Western countries attitude towards Sinopharm…
Education The circular on the payment of a Rs 5,000 allowance to teachers and principals has been issued today (September 20). Accordingly, principals and teachers on…