Malwatta and Asgiriya Chapters request a lock down
The Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters have also requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to lock down the country to prevent the spread...
Sri Lanka to import oxygen from India
It has been decided to purchase 100 MT of oxygen from India per week, for COVID-19 treatment facilities, Ministry of Health announced today (14).
Health...
Court rejects CID’s request; tells expressing opinions based on factual information...
Since the Sri Lankan citizens are given freedom of speech under Article 14 (1) of the Constitution, they cannot be remanded for expressing opinions...
Daily COVID-19 death toll exceeds 200
For the first time, Sri Lanka's daily COVID-19 death toll exceeded 200 on Wednesday (25), Department of Government Information said.
Accordingly, 209 COVID-19 patients had...
Over 500 COVID-19 deaths within 5 days
Over 500 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka within 5 days.
Accordingly, more than 100 deaths were reported for 3rd consecutive day.
Department of...
එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ 54 වැනි සැසිවාරය අද
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Group arrested for protesting against opening of liquor shops
Fort Police arrested a group of persons who staged a protest against opening of liquor shops during quarantine curfew this morning (19).
The group which...
Homosexuality is not a disease: SLCP
The Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists said thatthey do not endorse the view that homosexuality is due to a disease of the mind or...
Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks in second quarter of 2022
Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) states that the year-on-year GDP growth rate for the second quarter of 2022 has been estimated...
Cabraal to assume duties on Wednesday
Former State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal was appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, this...