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Police have arrested one of the main accomplices of notorious underworld figure ‘Kosgoda Tharaka’ who is believed to have operated the latter’s widespread drug...

The death penalty should be given to all those who are involved in terrorism, irrespective of their race or religion, says the leader of...

Another navy person, who recovered from Covid-19, has been discharged from hospital, raising the total number of recoveries from the navy coronavirus cluster to...

A total of 278 Sri Lankans stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been repatriated to the island today (10). A special flight chartered...

Another 196 positive cases of Covid-19 have been detected from the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Kandakadu, the Department of Government Information announced. Accordingly, a...

Kandakadu Quarantine Centre (QC) has been converted into a hospital to treat Covid-19 patients from Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre, says the Army Commander, Lieutenant General...

The Election Commission says only the vehicles carrying candidates are permitted to display promotional slogans, signs, stickers with photographs and flags. Accordingly, promotional materials of...

The Elections Commission states that it has received 2,366 complaints on election law violations pertaining to the General Election 2020. Among them, 1,722 have been...

Health authorities have released details of the first COVID-19 community infection detected within the country in 70 days. Fifty-six persons from the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre...

A brand new medical laboratory has been set up at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to carry out PCR tests on arriving air passengers. The...