Category: Local News

The Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal to implement a Paddy Purchasing Program for the Yala Season of 2021.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa believes the country can be reopened completely by September, if coronavirus vaccinations are fast-tracked.

Following a vehement protest by six Ministers at yesterday’s (5) Cabinet meeting, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered the immediate revocation of the licence issued to restart production of W. M. Mendis Old Arrack

Four more areas in three districts have placed under isolation orders with effect from 6.00 am today (July 06), says the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

The Sri Lanka Police says an online method will be introduced to pay fines for motor traffic offences, while a demerit point system will also be introduced for various traffic offences.

The Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided to take up the debate on the no-confidence motion against Minister Udaya Gammanpila on the 19th and 20th of July.

Irrigation Minister Chamal Rajapaksa said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa banned the use of chemical fertilizers as its use has caused health problems especially for people suffering from a number of Non Communicable Diseases such as Chronic Kidney disease.

The first consignment of 26,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine purchased by the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) arrived in Sri Lanka this morning, State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana said.

Sri Lanka’s central bank on Sunday further tightened controls on the outflow of foreign currency to combat a growing cash crunch triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry issued revised COVID-19 guidelines that will come into effect from 05th of July 2021 to 19th July 2021.

Strike action initiated by 13 Trade Unions within the health sector effective today.

While claiming that issues faced by the country would not be resolved through Basil Rajapaksa’s entry to Parliament, State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said Cabinet and State Ministries were designated by Basil Rajapaksa.

The Excise Department granted liquor manufacturer W.M. Mendis & Co. Ltd. which had defaulted on excise duty amounting to more than Rs.1 billion permission to restart operations after reaching an agreement with the company to settle all of its tax arrears once it starts producing liquor in its distilleries.

Sri Lanka received another one million doses of Sinopharm vaccines this morning for the rollout of the second dose.

Sri Lanka has reported another 14 cases of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant, Deputy Director of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said.

Education Minister Prof.G.L.Peiris said they hope to launch a practical programme to reopen schools with less than 100 children in July as an initial step.