Category: Local News

The Samastha Lanka Indigenous Medical Association (SLIMA) says the Government must consider reviewing regulations on cannabis plantations to promote its use for medicinal purposes and for export growth.

Two more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.

An employee of Sri Lanka Cricket has tested positive for COVID-19.

Superstitious beliefs and practices should not be given priority over the scientific process in facing the COVID-19 pandemic, says Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment.

Ven Uwathenne Sumana thera of Sri Bodhirajarama Temple, Maligawatte, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, has been granted Presidential Pardon today.

Three more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.

Explosives that went missing from a rock quarry at Hingula area in Mawanella have been recovered from the area of Thalwatte in Peradeniya, says Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana.

A total of 12 fatalities have been recorded in road traffic accidents within the last 24 hour time frame.

Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage attributed the birth of children with the blue babies syndrome and over 30 children being born every month with vision and eye problems, to the excessive use of chemical fertiliser.

No room would be left for separatism and extremism in 2021, Defence Secretary General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne yesterday warned. He said that the government had taken all steps to thwart such attempts.

Four more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.

Twenty-five Senior Army Officers have been appointed with effect from today (01 January) to coordinate the COVID-19 control operations in each district, says the Army Media.

Twelve areas in Eastern Province have been declared as isolated with immediate effect, says National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority has been declared an essential service.

Former Speaker and National Movement for a Just Society Chairman Karu Jayasuriya yesterday accused the Government of using the unfettered power obtained through the passage of the 20th Amendment (20A) to enforce arbitrary actions that are completely contrary to democratic principles.

New Year is a hopeful time for all of us and as we bid farewell to 2020, we must welcome the New Year with renewed strength and determination, states Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in his New Year message.