Sangeethe (449) - 2021-01-08

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), has warned that the inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines between rich and poor countries will prolong the pandemic. MORE..

19 Jan 2021 (5:40 PM)

The government has decided to grant a 6-month grace period for electricity consumers in isolated areas to settle their electricity bills. MORE..

19 Jan 2021 (12:51 PM)

Minister of Justice Ali Sabry, PC, says four more Courts of Appeal will be established to expedite the hearings of the appeals submitted by prison inmates. MORE..

19 Jan 2021 (7:13 PM)

Sri Lanka Navy has launched a search and rescue operation to locate a sunken Indian fishing boat and its fishermen, in Sri Lankan waters about 8 nautical miles (15 km) within the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) northwest of Delft Island, following a resisting arrest incident took place last night (January 18). MORE..

19 Jan 2021 (10:42 PM)

Sri Lanka registered 332 more positive cases of Covid-19 today (January 19) as the daily total climbed to 669. MORE..

19 Jan 2021 (11:56 PM)

A Grama Niladhari officer has been arrested in Lunugamvehera for soliciting a bribe of Rs 25,000 to change a name incorrectly listed in the Electoral Register. MORE..

19 Jan 2021 (9:12 PM)