Category: Local News

The 11th National War Heroes Day commemoration ceremony will take place at the War Heroes memorial at the Parliament grounds at 4.00 pm today (19)  under the patronage of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

5 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 991, says the Ministry of Health.

5 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 986, says the Ministry of Health.

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

A record promotion bonanza for 14,617 Other Rankers of the Army, a gesture that would go down in the annals of Army history as hitherto unprecedented and unheard, would occur on National War Heroes’ Day (19 May)

Police say state and private sector institutions that have reopened will be inspected from today.

Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha called on Sri Lankans overseas to carefully calibrate the effect repatriation at this time could have on their jobs and education, before making decisions to seek to return to Sri Lanka, availing of the limited flights operated by the Government for those facing compelling circumstances.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday urged all Sri Lankans to raise the national flag at their homes today and tomorrow to honour the security forces that eradicated terrorism in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009.

Defence Secretary Maj. Gen.(Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said that donating a day’s salary to the Government to overcome the financial constraints due to Coronavirus pandemic is not applicable to Tri-Forces, Police and Civil Defence Services personnel.

11 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 981, says the Ministry of Health.

Price of Lanka IOC 92 Octane Petrol will be increased by Rs. 5 per litre with effect from midnight today.

6 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 970, says the Ministry of Health.

4 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 964, says the Ministry of Health.

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

The SLFP, which is contesting the Parliamentary Polls on the Podujana Peramuna ticket, shared common ground with the UNP, on the feasibility of holding the elections as scheduled on June 20 when the two parties along with 32 others met the Elections Commission in Colombo, last week.

Two deaths due to the adverse weather experienced across the country were reported yesterday from Kegalle.