Travel LNP - Travellers reluctant to get Sinopharm jab
Some people have shown reluctance to obtain the Chinese manufactured Sinopharm vaccine as it may hamper their plans to travel to certain countries. A number of…
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Entertainment LNP - Sinopharm first dose at Vihara Maha Devi Park open theatre from Thursday for people in WP
The general public above 30 years of age in the Western Province (WP) are able to get the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine at the Vihara Maha Devi Park open…
Health LNP - 36% of target population given at least the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Thirty six percent of the total population above 30 years of age in Sri Lanka has been administered with at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the…
Technology LNP - Accidents claim lives similar to terrorism: Ajith Rohana
Approximately 3,000 road accidents take place daily, is similar to people losing lives due to terrorist activities, Police Spokesman and Senior DIG Ajith…
Crime LNP - Sri Lanka reports 41 more COVID-19 fatalities
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 41 more COVID-19 related fatalities that have occurred yesterday (July 12). The new development has…
Politics LNP - Cabinet nod to pay Rs. 12,500 to farmers producing organic fertilizer for own cultivation
The Cabinet has granted approval to pay an incentive of Rs. 12,500 per hectare not exceeding 02 hectares (05 acres) to encourage the farmers who produce and…
Technology LNP - Long term visa category to attract digital tourists
The cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to attract digital tourists to the country and to introduce a long term visa category for digital tourists.…
Technology LNP - Govt. approves popularizing electric vehicle usage
Government approval granted for the strategic plan for promoting the use of electric vehicles in Sri Lanka. Addressing the weekely media brefing the cabinet…
Health LNP - Vaccinating teachers will be completed within 10 days: GL
The Education Ministry is hoping to complete administering COVID vaccination for all teachers in the country with the next ten days, Education Minister Prof.…
Health LNP - Govt. mulls vaccinating children below 18
As the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above the age of 30 is on the move at present in the country, authorities are considering vaccinating children…
Weather LNP - Inter-provincial trains to operate from tomorrow: SLSMU
The National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) has granted permission to operate inter-provincial trains from tomorrow, the Sri…
Health LNP - Japan to donate AstraZeneca vaccines to Sri Lanka through COVAX
Japan has decided to provide 1.45 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured there to Sri Lanka through the COVAX Facility of the World Health…
Politics LNP - Ban on shopping bags, lunch sheets come to effect soon: Minister
The Environment Ministry has decided to implement the ban on shopping bags and lunch sheets in the next few weeks, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera…
Technology LNP - Cardinal gives one month deadline to take action against Easter attack perpetrators
Cardinal Malclom Ranjith together with several bishops of the Catholic church in Sri Lanka in a letter addressed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka receives ICU equipment to battle COVID-19 pandemic
UNICEF today handed over a consignment of critical equipment to the Ministry of Health, to support the government’s response to the COVID-19 situation in Sri…
General LNP - CEAT inflates radial tyre production to 600,000 units a year
Adds another 84,000 radials in most wanted sizes in Phase 2 of 2021 expansion plan Radial production increased by 32% since March CEAT Kelani Holdings has…
Business LNP - Over 1K tourism sector employees receive Covid-19 jab in H’tota
Vaccination drive for the tourism industry kicked off over the weekend and over 1000 employees attached to the sector in the Hambantota District received their…
Crime LNP - A crime if Mathews goes at this stage – Atapattu
By Harsha Amarasinghe Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu believes that it would be a crime to let go of Angelo Mathews at this stage of his career ahead…
Health LNP - Watch out; children deprived of social links due to online activities: Community Physician
There is a threat of maintaining fewer social connections for children of all ages who have indulged in online activities for the whole day, Family Health…
Politics LNP - All teachers in Colombo district will get COVID vaccine by tomorrow: Minister
All teachers in the Colombo Educational zone will be vaccinated by tomorrow, Education Minister G.L Peiris said. Addressing the media, he said not only is the…
Politics LNP - Directive to collect carbon pens, toothbrushes as they take 400 years to perish: Minister
Following a programme launched to collect disposable carbon pens and toothbrushes, as they would take about 400 years to perish, Environment Minister Mahinda…
Crime LNP - 300% increase in cybersex crimes against women, children: Women’s rights activists
Cybersex crimes against women and Children in Sri Lanka have increased by 300 percent during the pandemic period in Sri Lanka that started early last year,…
Crime LNP - Lankan deported from Qatar arrested for revamping LTTE
A 41-year old man who was deported from Doha, Qatar arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) yesterday on charges of revamping the LTTE, Police…
Crime LNP - Five men arrested for sharing porn videos, pictures in social media
Five suspects in various parts of the country have been arrested for publishing pornographic videos and pictures in social media such as Facebook. Police…