President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that only vaccination is the final solution to the COVID-19 pandemic and that the government has a strong programme is place to vaccinate the people of the country.

Colombo continues remain the hotspot for COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka as 218 new infections were confirmed from the district yesterday.

Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen and his brother Riyaj Bathiudeen have been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department this morning in relation to the Easter Sunday attacks.

The opposition today accused the government of attempting to arrest Parliamentarian Harin Fernando based on a statement made in Parliament.

Three persons including the father-in-law of Easter Sunday attack mastermind Zahran Hashim were arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) at Kekunagolla in Kuliyapitiya for having attended extremist ideology lessons conducted by Zahran.

Former Prime Minister and leader of the UNP Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged the Government to ensure broader discussion on the proposed Port City bill to make necessary changes.

With the recent surge in COVID-19 figures in Sri Lanka, the number of admissions to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) has reached a level beyond its capacity, sources revealed.

Kuliyapitiya Police area will be isolated with effect from midnight today, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.

Samagi Jana Balavegaya Member of Parliament, Harin Fernando has been summoned to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at 10:00 am on Friday (April 23).

China’s Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe will visit Sri Lanka from 27th to 29th April 2021, said the Department of Government Information today (22).

SriLankan Airlines flight UL116, which was parked at the Malé International Airport yesterday was damaged when a ground support vehicle collided with the aircraft, SriLankan Airline said in a statement today.

A Sri Lankan Catholic archbishop appealed to the country’s Muslims on Wednesday to reject extremism and join Catholics in determining the truth behind Easter Sunday suicide bombings in 2019 that killed 269 people.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday insisted that the efficiency of the public institutions must be enhanced to put an end to the frequent public complaint that those do not cater to their needs.

The JVP will celebrate May Day, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday (21). He said the Government has made the decision to cancel May Day Rallies based on political issues rather than health reasons.

Most Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera said he would request the CID to find out what happened to US$ 5 million (Rs 1 billion) that the International Muslim Organization donated to the Government on July 30, 2019 to be used for the welfare of victims of the Easter Sunday Terror Attacks.