Health Ceylinco Life donates ventilators to combat COVID-19
Ceylinco Life Chairman R. Renganathan (centre) presenting one of the two ventilators to Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, accompanied by…
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Health CIPM makes donation to COVID-19 Relief Fund
Dhammika Fernando-President, CIPM Sri Lanka (2nd from left) handing over the donation to Lalith Weerathunga CIPM made a donation of Rs. 1 million to…
Health Dialog extends critical connectivity solutions to IDH Hospital
In an effort to support medical professionals and essential medical services during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Dialog Axiata PLC extended free critical…
Health Trump warns China of possible consequences for pandemic
U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic, as he…
Law 17 new Covid-19 cases today in SL
Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the total number of infected cases to 271, the Ministry of Health said. During the day there were…
Sports State bodies instructed how to resume work once curfew lifted
The Government has issued guidelines to heads of state entities especially in the district of Colombo as how to resume work after the curfew is lifted on…
Travel Artificial beach comes up in Mount Lavinia
Amidst environmental concerns, the construction of an artificial beach between Kalutara and Mount Lavinia is being expedited. The Kalutara North Calido beach…
Health Coronavirus: More than 160,000 deaths globally
Covid-19 has infected more than 2.3 million people and killed at least 160,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University, the CNN reported.Japan's…
Politics Curfew to be relaxed from Monday
The Government has decided to relax the police curfew from Monday (20) with the objective of restoring normalcy in the country, the President's Media Division…
Crime Dialog gives all mobile customers free emergency relief data, voice and SMS
To ensure that Sri Lankans across the country stay connected during these unprecedented times and to further assist the customers who are unable to pay and use…
Politics Unilever Sri Lanka commits Rs.35mn towards COVID-19 relief efforts
Unilever Sri Lanka Limited Chairperson and Managing Director Hajar Alafifi (centre) hands over the donation of Rs.10 million to Prime Minister Mahinda…
Business Export Development Board confident export sector will steer country out of COVID-19 crisis
The Export Development Board (EDB) yesterday renewed its call to the government and the business community to give utmost prominence to local exports and…
Health SL performs well in fighting Coronavirus & ranked 9 in GRID Index
Sri Lanka and its leadership were ranked 9th in the Global Response to Infectious Diseases (GRID) Index which evaluates how efficient and effective the…
Law COVID-19 recovered cases rise to 65
Two more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. They said that the total number of…
Law Sri Lankan woman in Jordan contracts with COVID-19
A Sri Lankan woman has been contracted with COVID-19 in Jordan, Jordan Minister of Health Saad Jaber confirmed. According to the Jordan Times, six new…
Health SLAF conducts surveillance operations to monitor illegal entry by sea
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is currently conducting daily Aerial Surveillance Operations in support of the Sri Lanka Navy’s efforts of blocking illegal…
Health Ruling party wins S. Korea poll amid coronavirus outbreak
The party of South Korean President Moon Jae-in has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, BBC reported today. South Korea was among the first…
Technology Cargills reaches out to farmers in trouble again
Leading by example, Cargills has once again reached out to farmers in trouble. On the night of April 11, Cargills dispatched a host of lorries to the…
General LPG tanker ‘Gas Courage’ docks at Hambantota Port
LPG tanker Gas Courage berths at Hambantota Port LPG tanker ‘Gas Courage’ berthed at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) to load close to 1,800 metric…
Business Consumer durables sector hit hard by coronavirus
The depleted consumer incomes and temporary import restrictions on non-essential imports could deal a heavy blow to Sri Lanka’s consumer durables sector, which…
Politics President, officials explore possibility of resuming day-to-day life at provincial level
The possibility of immediate resumption of day-to-day economic activities at provincial levels in order to safeguard the national economy was explored at a…
Health Two more COVID-19 patients recovered
Two more Covid-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. Accordingly, the total number of recovered…
Weather Heavy rains likely this evening: Met Dep.
Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning and heavy rains exceeding 100 mm are likely to occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central,…
Crime Oil anointing at Gangaramaya Temple
The traditional anointing of oil ceremony in lieu of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year was held at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo with the…