Live at 8 News – 2021.01.13

The Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced in Parliament today (19) that MPs Manusha Nanayakkara and Kumara Welgama have been newly appointed to the Committee on Public Finance. MORE..

19 Jan 2021 (5:21 PM)

The Ministry of Health says that 774 patients, who were under medical care for Covid-19, have recovered and were discharged from hospitals within the last 24 hours. MORE..

19 Jan 2021 (5:26 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)

Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal for taking steps to implement the recommendations submitted by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing the allegations pertaining to political victimization, says the Department of Government Information. MORE..

19 Jan 2021 (11:46 AM)

Sri Lanka has confirmed three new Covid-19 related deaths today (January 19), says the Department of Government Information. MORE..

20 Jan 2021 (12:17 AM)

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)