Sinharaja in danger of losing UNESCO heritage status
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Five Covid-19 deaths reported
The Health Services Director General has confirmed five Covid-19 deaths today increasing the total number of Covid deaths in the country to 551, the Government Information Department said. Read More »
FM meets Japanese envoy, discusses death of Sri Lankan in Japan
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met with Japanese Ambassador Akira Sugiyama today and discussed measures to further enhance Japan-Sri Lanka relations including in the multilateral sphere, the Fore Read More » Nine companies risk trading suspension by CSE
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AstraZeneca vaccine safe, 79% effective in late-stage US trials
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, which is being used in Sri Lanka as well, was shown to be safe and 79% effective in preventing symptomatic disease in widely anticipated US clinical trials, the Wall St Read More »
Say no to environmental destruction!
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and several environmental organisations a staged a protest march in Colombo today urging the authorities to immediately stop environmental destruction taking place Read More »
Two suspects arrested with cannabis worth over Rs.71mn in Jaffna
Two suspects who were transporting 239kg and 850g of Kerala cannabis valued at Rs.71.9 million by a tipper truck were arrested during a special operation conducted at Veththalakerni in Jaffna today, t Read More »