President to attend 76th UN General Assembly in New York
The 76th United Nations General Assembly is due to be held in New York on the 21st of September, and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has confirmed his attendance.Read More »
President’s efforts foiled a food shortage conspiracy: Bandula
Due to the decision taken by the President to raid rice mills which are hoarding stocks, a conspiracy to create a food shortage in the country was foiled, Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardana told th Read More »
SJB may unite with UNP to topple the Govt.: Thalatha Atukorale
If it is deemed necessary to present a united common front to topple the incumbent Government, and if Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa makes a decision on the same, it may lead to a situation where Read More »
Lockdown further extended till 21st September
The ongoing lockdown which was due to be lifted at 4.00AM on Monday (13), will continue until 4.00AM on September 21. Read More »
Former AG Dappula De Livera to be summoned before CID?
With regard to a statement made by former Attorney General Dappula De Livera prior to his retirement which detailed that a “grand conspiracy” was behind the Easter Attacks, Secretary of Defence Ret. G Read More »
UNHRC should maintain rigorous scrutiny of SL: HRW
The United Nations Human Rights Council should maintain its rigorous scrutiny of Sri Lanka’s worsening human rights situation and press for genuine improvements, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today. Read More »
Delta variant responsible for 98.5% of Covid infections in Sri Lanka: USJ
At present, the B.1.617.2 Delta variant of Covid-19 is responsible for 95.8% of all Covid-19 infections in Sri Lanka, a study carried out by University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) researchers includi Read More »