The number of COVID-19 positive patients exceeded the 1000 mark today, May 19, when 28 more Navy personnel tested positive, bringing the total infected to 1020.
According to Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Director General, Health Services, all of the 28 Navy...
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Lank Electricity Private Limited (LECO) are to announce a grace period and certain conditions for consumers to pay their electricity bills.
Releasing a press statement the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL),...
Eighty thousand primary school children are to receive a months’ worth of food rations through the United Nations World Food Programme (WF) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
The donation which is being made to the...
Migrant workers in the UAE are requesting that their air fares to return to Sri Lanka be met through the insurance payments they make when travelling abroad for work.
Writing to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Migrant Sri Lankan Community –UAE...
The Ministry of Defence is refuting allegations made by some sections of the media, that the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) is not releasing information about sailors infected by the Corona virus to health authorities.
In a statement released to the...
The Supreme Court is scheduled to examine next Monday, May 18th, at least six Fundamental Rights petitions which challenge the holding of parliamentary elections on June 20 this year.
The petitions were filed in court today, May 11th.
The petitioners are...
The Director of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, Dr. Saratha Weerabandara has been relieved of his duties and asked to report to the Director General of Health Services of the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Services.
The transfer letter, dated May...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wants to keep out foreign borrowing and rebuild Sri Lanka’s economy through investment opportunities.
Optimistic that the economy which has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 could be revived on a solid basis, he has instructed Ministry Secretaries...
Three patients who were identified as COVID-19 positive on May 5th, have tested negative in the second PCR test, states Director of Health Services, Dr. Anil Jasinghe.
The three are a Nurse attached to the National Hospital, one from Rajagiriya...
Women’s health and reproductive rights are amongst the many areas that are negatively impacted by COVID-19.
With the imposition of lock-downs and curfews across countries battling the spread of the virus, officials say accessing safe contraceptive methods is becoming increasing...
Sri Lanka recorded two more COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total that succumbed to the virus to 9.
Meanwhile, a total of 762 persons have tested positive to the virus to date, with 11 new...
The meeting summoned by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is not and cannot be a substitute for convening Parliament, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has told the PM.
While most opposition parties boycotted the meeting called by the Prime Minister today,...
