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  • Highest number of quarantine law violators arrested
    During the last 24-hour period the Police had arrested 1356 persons for failing to adhere to health guidelines and quarantine regulations, said Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana.He said that this was...
  • COVID-19 update
    A total of 2,284 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka today, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 225,922...
  • Procedure of announcing COVID-19 deaths to be changed
    The Health Ministry has taken measures to change the procedure of announcing COVID-19 related fatalities in a single day with effect from today. Speaking to the media, Director-General of Health...
  • Wearing face shields no substitute for masks
    The Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) today stressed that face shields should not be used as a substitute for masks. "By wearing a face mask, we hope to minimise the spread of the virus from one...
  • Captain of X-Press Pearl vessel arrested
    The Captain of the MV X-Press Pearl cargo vessel has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), said the Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana. DIG said, that the Russian national...
  • Supreme Court Judge and President of Court of Appeal sworn in
    The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Arjuna Obeysekera, was sworn in as a Supreme Court Judge before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (14). Court...
  • Bahrain bans work permits for people from red list countries including Sri Lanka
    Bahrain has temporarily halted the issuance of new work permits for people from ‘red list’ countries. Bahrain had suspended the entry of travellers coming from the countries rostered on the red...
  • Navy seizes Kerala cannabis worth about Rs. 71 million
    About 237kg and 500g of Kerala cannabis along with 03 suspects and a dinghy were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted in seas north of Point Pedro today. The special...
  • 362 COVID-19 cases identified from Gampaha yesterday
    The National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 had identified 2361 positive cases by this morning. The majority positive cases were detected from the Gampaha district (362 cases).
  • Lockdown easing in England to be delayed
    England's Senior ministers have signed off a decision to delay the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions in England beyond 21 June. Government sources have told the BBC most current rules will...
  • Over 1,000 quarantine law violators arrested
    1198 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. The DIG stated that 32,593 suspects have...
  • Today's Weather Forecast
    Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and fairly heavy falls about 75 mm can be expected at some places in these areas, stated the Meteorology...
  • Over 2,300 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Sri Lanka
    A total of 2,361 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 223,638.
  • ICC inducts Kumar Sangakkara to ICC Hall of Fame
    The International Cricket Council (ICC) today inducted Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara to the ICC Hall of Fame. The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced a special edition...
  • Over 2000 COVID-19 patients recovered today
    2,031 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 188,547, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed. According to the epidemiology unit there are only 30,594...