COVID-19 vaccinations for the general public to begin from today from Western Province.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb sparked a fresh controversy on Saturday when he revealed Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) alleged ambition to form a government in Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government has always taken care of the welfare of Sri Lankan Tamils and ‘‘consistently’’ flagged the issue of their rights with the leaders in the island nation.

Sri Lanka Public Health Inspector’s Association President Upul Rohana warned that citizens should be increasingly cautious and vigilant over the spread of new variants of the COVID-19 virus reported.

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

Former Speaker of Parliament W.J.M. Lokubandara has passed away today (14) at the age of 81 while being treated for COVID-19 at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH).

The Opposition charges the government of failing to import COVID-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka will next week sign an agreement with China’s Central Bank – the People’s Bank of China – for a swap arrangement amounting to US$ 1.5 billion.

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

A 31-year-old suspect has been arrested by the Dematagoda Police with 16 stolen side mirrors of vehicles.

Blood samples have been taken from the mother and sister of the notorious Sri Lankan underworld figure Madduma Lasantha Chandana Perera alias ‘Angoda Lokka’, who is believed to have died in India.

The Attorney General on Friday (12) requested the Secretary to the President to provide him with a copy of the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, in order to file charges against the suspects, the AG’s Coordinating Officer, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said.

Necessary steps have already been taken to amend the Muslim Marriage Law, Justice Minister Ali Sabry, PC stated in Parliament yesterday (12).

The Ministry of Justice, the Judicial Services Commission, Ministry of Technology and the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) this week jointly launched a program under the patronage of the Minister of Justice to digitalise the entire judicial system in Sri Lanka as envisioned in the President’s ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour’ policy.

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

The new variant named SARS-CoV-2, belonging to the B.1.1.7 lineage in the UK, which has a higher transmissibility, has been detected in COVID-19 positive samples received from four areas in the country.