Sri Lanka receives urgent medical assistance from USA
The United States has sent urgent medical assistance to Sri Lanka to support the frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said. Read More »
Port employees’ TU calls for PCoI to look into X-Press Pearl tragedy
In a request to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the All Ceylon General Port Employees’ Union has called for the appointment of a Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) to look into the MV X-Press Pea Read More »
Decision to lift restrictions is in the people’s hands: DIG Rohana
The decision to lift the ongoing travel restrictions is in the hands of the people of the country and therefore, they must abide by quarantine regulations to assist the health sector in carrying out t Read More »
Bad weather affects 170,000 plus individuals: DMC
170,022 people of 41,717 families have so far been affected by the current adverse weather conditions observed in the country, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) stated today (05). Read More »
Journalists entitled to protection against sedition, says India’s SC
India's Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a sedition case registered against senior journalist and Padma Shri awardee Vinod Dua for his critical remarks against the Prime Minister and the Union govern Read More »
SL will procure every vaccine recommended by WHO: Keheliya
Every vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) will be brought to Sri Lanka as soon as possible for the benefit of the people, Minister of Mass Media and Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya R Read More »
Sub-Inspector dies following accident
A Sub-Inspector attached to the Ginigathhena Police Station has died after the van he was travelling in skidded off the road and toppled, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated today (05). Read More »