Education LNP - District percentages for university entrance released
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…
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Crime LNP - Rishad Bathiudeen further remanded
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 LNP - SLFP does not condone continuation of Emergency Regulations: Dayasiri
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 LNP - Sand, soil, gravel transportation permits to be issued online from Sept. 30: Amaraweera
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 LNP - Prices of essential items under review
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 LNP - Monday recorded lowest PCR, RATs done since Aug. 21
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 LNP - Pfizer for children above 12 years within next seven days at LRH: Paediatrician
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 LNP - President invites Kuwait to invest in Colombo Port City
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 LNP - 66 more COVID-19 deaths reported today
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 LNP - Vaccination centres drying up as youngsters refuse vaccines
Authorities call on them to be more responsible and take jabs Many youngsters demanding for Pfizer and Moderna Western countries attitude towards Sinopharm…
Education LNP - Circular issued on Rs 5,000 allowance to teachers and principals
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…
Health LNP - Japan to reopen borders for returnees from six countries including Sri Lanka
In a major change to border-control measures, Japan will from Monday allow re-entry to all returnees from six countries including Sri Lanka who were…
Crime LNP - 103 more COVID-19 deaths reported
A total of 103 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (18) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Sports LNP - SLC to ‘seriously consider’ replacing New Zealand in Pakistan if invited
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) would ‘seriously consider’ replacing New Zealand in Pakistan should they receive an invitation from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)…
Politics LNP - Govt. ready to spend billions of rupees to clean Kelani River: Amaraweera
The government is ready to spend billions of rupees for the conservation of the Kelani River in the next few years, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera…
Health LNP - UN Chief assures fullest positive cooperation to SL
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that the UN will provide its full support to Sri Lanka in moving…
Health LNP - GMOA introduces measures to prevent fifth COVID wave
The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) yesterday introduced several measures to prevent the country moving towards a fifth COVID wave. The…
Law LNP - Woman serving life imprisonment found innocent: CA observes trial judge misdirected himself of the facts
After spending more than two years in prison, a woman sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking was acquitted by the Court of Appeal, observing that…
Politics LNP - Govt. issues deadline for unvaccinated people to get jabbed
The people who are above 30 years of age and not vaccinated so far, should get their vaccines within this week, the Government said today. State Minister…
Health LNP - Major decline in COVID cases, hospitalization: Health officials
There is a sharp decrease in COVID-19 cases being reported daily and also the number of hospitalization has also vastly gone down, Health officials pointed out…
Crime LNP - Teachers can complain if threatened for conducting online classes: Police
Teachers who conduct online classes for students can lodge a complaint directly with the CID if any party or individual threatens them not to indulge in online…
Technology LNP - SL to field best XI against Oman, says Shanaka
It doesn’t take a deep dive into cricket analytics to see what the biggest headache for Sri Lanka cricket is ahead of the T20 World Cup – a cursory glance at…
Technology LNP - Colombo light rail MoU signed in South Korea
KCI Metro Link Korea Co and the GBK Consortium of more than 15 South Korean companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake a feasibility…
General LNP - UN expert draws bleak picture of Sri Lanka
A UN expert has drawn a bleak picture of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, especially over the past 18 months. The Special Rapporteur on the promotion…