Face masks in public areas mandatory: SL Police to monitor the...
Islandwide operations are underway to monitor those who fail to wear face masks in public places as instructed by health authorities, to prevent further...
Heavy rainfall expected in parts of the country
Showers will occur at times in Western, North-western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southern provinces, the Department of Meteorology said.
Fairly heavy rainfall above 75mm are likely...
288 Sri Lankans repatriated from Oman
A group of 288 Sri Lankan nationals who were stranded in Oman due to the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in the country this morning (29)...
Total Covid-19 recoveries in navy climbs to 826
Three more COVID-19 infected navy personnel have recovered and have been discharged from hospital, the Sri Lanka Navy said.
This increases the total number of...
PM calls on intl. monetary bodies for debt relief for developing...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has renewed calls for international monetary organisations to provide debt relief for developing countries, saying that a debt moratorium of...
223 navy men at SLAF quarantine centre released
A total of 223 navy personnel, who were under quarantine, have completed the procedure.
They were quarantined at the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Quarantine...
Asst. Superintendent of Negombo Prison interdicted
Assistant Superintendent of Negombo Prison has been interdicted until the completion of inquiries into the allegations of providing phones and other items to inmates,...
Constable transporting 10kg of cannabis arrested
A police constable attached to the Anuradhapura Police has been taken into custody while transporting a haul of cannabis.
The arrest was made by the...
Total COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka rise to 2,033
19 new COVID-19 cases were reported so far today, Saturday 27th June.
According to the Department of Government Information all new cases are returnees from...
“Health & safety measures need to be continued” – DIG Ajith...
The health and safety measures observed in the past three months need to be continued in the coming weeks to control the spread of...

















