The Tourism Ministry expects anywhere between 500 and 1,000 tourists to visit Sri Lanka daily from 1 August. Since the reopening of the country’s borders, after they were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation, 18,200 tourists have arrived, leading… Read More
The Cabinet has altered the sale of a newly introduced 18 liter domestic gas cylinder at Rs. 1150 and advised to mark 9.5kg in the cylinder. Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena has submitted a Cabinet paper to this effect and it… Read More
Four people, including a monk, have been remanded in custody on charges of abducting, abusing and aiding and abusing a 13-year-old girl. The Attanagalla Magistrate’s Court has remanded four persons including the Chief Incumbent of a temple in the Rajagiriya… Read More
A 32-year-old woman has committed suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of the Kotelawala Defense College. Police said that she had worked as a lab management assistant there. The woman had returned from work after taking a two –… Read More
The Government Information Department has reported 48 deaths due to corona infection yesterday. Accordingly, the number of corona deaths in the country has risen to 3827
State Minister Wimalaweera Dissanayake says it is hard to provide foods and other facilities for the animals kept at the Dehiwala Zoo. He added that the closure of zoos due to the Corona expansion has led to a loss of… Read More
It is reported that Laugfs Gas has decided to stop importing gas. This is due to the refusal of banks to provide credit facilities for gas imports. According to the reports the company has been importing gas and trading at… Read More
Minister of State Sudarshani Fernandopulle says that the number of PCR tests conducted to identify corona infections has been reduced. She said the tests were reduced because the vaccination program is being successfully implemented in every district across the country.… Read More
Duminda Nagamuwa, the propaganda secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party states that the country is currently moving towards a military junta. He also points out that the government is launching a strong crackdown on anti-government protesters and there was no… Read More
Twenty to thirty per cent of the population in and around the Colombo metropolitan area is suspected to be infected with the Corona Delta variety, Health Ministry spokesman Dr Hemantha Herath said. So far, most of the Delta infections have… Read More
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