Heavy rainfall expected in parts of the country
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and fairly heavy rainfall about 75 mm...
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1198 people arrested for violating quarantine rules
Sri Lanka Police have arrested 1,198 people island wide for violating quarantine rules in the past 24 hours, police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. Accordingly...
Bahrain cancels new work permits for COVID-19 red list countries including Sri Lanka
Bahrain has temporarily halted the issuance of new work permits for people from ‘red list’ countries including Sri Lanka. The directive is applicable to those...
Israel’s Parliament Approves New Government, Ousting Netanyahu
The long and divisive reign of Benjamin Netanyahu, the dominant Israeli politician of the past generation, officially ended on Sunday, at least for the time being,...
Navy seizes 237kg of Kerala Cannabis
The Navy seized about 237kg and 500g of Kerala cannabis along with 03 suspects and a dinghy, during a special operation conducted in seas north...
‘Fuel price hike a collective decision & SLPP Gen Sec must consider stepping down’ – Gammanpila
Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said he only announced a decision made by the government led by the President and Prime Minister, in hiking...
Sri Lanka to make interim claim of $ 40 Mn from X-Press Pearl
Sri Lanka’s Marine Protection Environment Authority has removed approximately 1000 MT of waste from the islands beaches following the disaster on board the X-Press Pearl....
Former PM Ranil urges the Gvt not to throw away GSP
Former Prime Minister and Leader of the United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremesinghe, today(13th of June) urged the Sri Lankan government not to politicize and...
1,353 people arrested for violating Quarantine rules
1,353 people were arrested on Saturday (12th of June), for the violation of Quarantine rules and regulations. Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said that this...
Inmates to use Zoom App to contact relatives
A new methodology has been introduced for inmates of 06 prisons including the Welikada and Angunukolapelessa Prisons to contact their relations through Zoom, State Minister...