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• New Deputy Chief of Staff Calls on Navy Commander

  

  Rear Admiral Upul De Silva, who was recently appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Navy, called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021

• Prevailing Situation Not Appropriate to Re-open Schools

  

  The prevailing atmosphere is not conducive to reopen schools, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021

• Public Help Sought to Nab “Kaludura Bob Marley”

  

  The Police have sought public assistance to apprehend the chief suspect connected to the discovery of over 288 kilograms of heroin in the seas off Beruwal on th... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021

• Scale-up Routine Immunization Along with COVID-19 Vaccination

  

  The World Health Organization yesterday urged countries in the South-East Asia Region to enhance routine immunization along with the ongoing efforts to rapidly... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021

• Principals, Teachers Will Get Rs. 5,000 Allowance from This Month

  

  Plantation Minister and Co-Cabinet Spokesperson Dr. Ramesh Pathirana yesterday said that the interim allowance of Rs 5,000 for teachers and principals will be... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021

• Modern Map Prepared for Oil and Gas Exploration

  

  Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila yesterday said that oil and gas resources worth of USD 267 billion in the Mannar Basin could generate three times the total deb... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021

• Team Deployed to Investigate Lunugamwehera Tremor

  

  A team of geologists of Moneragala were deployed to investigate the minor tremor that was experieneced in the Lunugamwehera area yesterday (7), said the Chairma... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021

• Finance Bill Passed with Amendments

  

  The Finance Bill debated in Parliament today (07) was passed with amendments by a majority vote. During the second reading of the Bill, Chief Opposition Whip... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2021

• National Streaming Hub Launched

  

  The National Streaming Hub was launched at the Education Ministry today under the government’s plan to take school education closer to children through the... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2021

• Crudia Zeylanica Plant Not Removed from Red Data List

  

  The Ministry of Environment has observed in some media and social media that the Crudia Zeylanica plant has been removed from the 2020 Red Data List. But there... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2021

• Government Lose Rs. 1,600 Bn Revenue Due to COVID

  

  The government has lost Rs. 160,00 billion in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa said in Parliament today (7). Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2021

• Commissioner General of Essential Services is Empowered to Issue Orders to...

  

  The Secretary to the President today pointed out that the Commissioner General of Essential Services has the full authority to issue instructions to the relevan... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2021

• Man in Vietnam Jailed for Spreading Covid

  

  A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to jail for five years for flouting Covid-19 rules and spreading the virus. A court found Le Van Tri guilty of... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2021

• Gazette Issued on Modification of Three-wheelers

  

  The government has permitted the emblishment of three-wheelers on the condition that all the modifications made to three-wheelers will not cause any danger to... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2021

• Emergency Regulations Passed in Parliament

  

  The Emergency regulations enforced by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was passed in Parliament today with a majority of 81 votes. The emergency regulations were... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2021

• SriLankan Airlines Launches Flights to Paris

  

  SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka, and a member of the oneworld alliance unveils flights to the French capital, Paris. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2021

• President, Prime Minister Mourn the Loss of Veteran Singer Sunil Perera

  

  President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a condolence note in his Facebook said, “A great loss for Sri Lanka’s entertainment scene as veteran musician Sunil Perera passe... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2021

• Rishad Bathiudeen Remanded

  

  MP Rishad Bathiudeen, his wife and father-in-law were ordered to be remanded till September 17 by the Colombo Magistrate Court over the death of a 16-year-old... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2021

• 273 Quarantine Law Violators Arrested

  

  273 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2021