Category: Local News

The UNP said yesterday that some of its members who had obtained nominations for the next general election from other parties, had expressed regret for their actions and their explanations would be considered at the next meeting of the party Working Committee.

The Maximum Retail Price (MRP) set for the sale of rice has been revised following discussions among authorities.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 27 May 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne was further remanded till June 10 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage today.

The Attorney General (AG) informed the Supreme Court yesterday (26) that the Constitution does not provide legal provisions for the President to withdraw the Gazette notification issued by the President dissolving the Parliament.

The Head of the high-powered Presidential Task Force spearheading economic revival and poverty eradication Basil Rajapaksa on Monday (25) said that the government was exploring ways and means of overcoming a drastic revenue shortfall as a result of unprecedented economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Task Force Committee entrusted with COVID-19 control proposed to President to reopen airports for foreign tourists from 1st August as the country is gradually returning to normalcy.

A group of 268 Sri Lankan expatriates arrived in the island from Qatar today.

Minister of Community Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development Arumugam Thondaman has passed away at the age of 55.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 26 May 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

The JVP says the people must rally against the government’s actions to suppress the economic conditions of the people.

19 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1,201, says the Ministry of Health.

36 more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital after recovering from the virus, stated the Ministry of Health.

Seychelles Government has thanked Sri Lanka for accepting 35 of its nationals for urgent medical treatment in Colombo.

The Irrigation Department says that due to forecast for thunder showers in the central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Uva, North Western and Southern provinces in the upcoming few days there is a possibility of inundation in the low lying areas close to rivers.

The deployment of individuals for overseas employment, that was temporarily halted owing to the spread of the coronavirus, will resume today.