Prof. Rohan Samarajeewa, Chairman, LearnAsia, emphasizes that hali arrack or kasippu, which has spread illegally throughout Sri Lanka, should be brought into the legal framework, branded and exported to foreign countries to earn foreign exchange for the country. He points… Read More
Minister of State Channa Jayasumana said covacs 8,460 doses of Astrazenica vaccine provided by Japan through the covacs program will be delivered to Sri Lanka this evening and a similar number will be received next Saturday. The first dose will… Read More
Popular actress Hyacinth Wijeratne (75) was died after her van overturned on a precipice, Lidula Police said. The accident took place at around 12.10 am on the 31st near the Lidula town on the Hatton-Nuwara Eliya main road. The van… Read More
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the recommended penalties for Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dikwella and Danushka Gunethileke. Based on the recommendations of the committee appointed to investigate the disciplinary allegations against them, the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket has decided… Read More
Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Finance has stated that the Government is ready to implement the necessary measures for the development of the tourism industry and related sectors by continuously providing the necessary facilities to revive the tourism industry in Sri… Read More
Another 56 deaths due to corona infection have been announced by the Government Information Department. Accordingly, the number of deaths due to covid 19 infection in the country has increased to 4380.
The exhumation of the body of the girl who was burnt to death while being employed as a servant in the house of Rishad Bathiudeen has already commenced. The girl’s body was buried at the Hatton Dayagama Public Cemetery and… Read More
It was revealed that five countries, including the United Kingdom, are planning to bring a resolution imposing sanctions on Sri Lanka, at the 48th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next September. This is because Sri Lanka voted in favour… Read More
The highest number of people were vaccinated against covid 19 Yesterday recording 515,830 vaccinations yesterday, said State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana. The first dose of Sinopharm vaccine alone was given to 418,494 people and 56,738 doses of Sinopharm vaccines as… Read More
A suspect has been arrested during a raid carried out by the Colombo Police Narcotics Bureau and the Kalutara District Crimes Division today morning (30),with 40 kilograms of heroin in the Renukana area in Bandaragama,police said. It has been revealed… Read More
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