Category: Local News

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association says bus operators will resume operations in all districts apart from areas deemed as coronavirus high risk zones.

UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, on Monday (18), alleged that Sajith Premadasa’s camp acted in violation of a Working Committee decision to build a coalition to take on the government.

3 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1023, says the Ministry of Health.

28 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1020, says the Ministry of Health.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he will not hesitate to withdraw the country from any organization which harasses and exerts undue pressure on Sri Lanka and its war heroes unnecessarily.

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

Higher Education, Technology, Innovation and Information and Media Minister Dr Bandula Gunawardena yesterday reiterated that no public funds will be utilized for the construction of the proposed cricket stadium in Homagama.

I do not expect the state entities to engage in politics; what they need to do is to develop themselves; they should generate incomes; increase efficiency and productivity; minimize unnecessary expenditures and wastage. The State enterprises are run on the hard earned money of the toiling people of this country…

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.