An inmate, who was under medical care at the Colombo North Teaching Hospital in Ragama after sustaining injuries during the Mahara Prison riot, has escaped last night (02).

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

Sri Lanka evacuated 75,000 people from homes on the east coast, where tropical cyclone Burevi, packing winds of 80 kph to 90 kph (50 mph to 56 mph) is expected to hit the island nation late on Wednesday.

Lohan Ratwatte has been sworn in as the new State Minister of Prisons Management and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation.

The cyclonic storm ‘Burevi’ very likely to cross Sri Lanka and rainy, windy conditions are expected to enhance considerably over the island owing to this development, the Department of Meteorology says.

Teachers earned less than kottu makers and it was only natura that they were downhearted, Parliament was told yesterday (1).

The death toll in the Mahara Prison unrest on 29 November evening and 30 November rose to 11, when three more inmates admitted to the Ragama Teaching Hospital succumbed to injuries yesterday (01).

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

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed 06 judges to the Supreme Court and 14 judges to the Court of Appeal.

The Government has approved the implementation a new service for the fast delivery of vehicle driving licenses, registration certificates and registered number plates for clients through a Speed Post Courier Service.

Full text of the speech by His Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2020 on December 01, 2020

The Supreme Court today rejected the examining of 12 Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the gazette notification issued on cremation of COVID-19 victims.

The government will not be able to conduct the GCE Ordinary Level Examination on the scheduled dates due to the prevailing situation in the country, Minister of Education GL Peiris said in Parliament.

Another inmate who was admitted to the Ragama Hospital after being injured in the clash at the Mahara Prison on Sunday (29) has died.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday called for an independent and impartial inquiry into the unrest at the Mahara prison on Sunday night which left eight prisoners dead and scores injured.

The Expenditure Heads of the Ministry of Health and State Ministries of Production and Supply of Pharmaceuticals and Indigenous Medicine Promotion and Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals for the year 2021 were passed with amendment in Parliament yesterday.