The All Ceylon Farmers Federation accuses large scale rice mill owners of creating a rice mafia by using fake receipts.

A group of 181 Sri Lankans who were stranded in Russia, owing to travel restrictions imposed as a result of the coronavirus, have arrived in the island this morning (25).

Three more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1,141, says the Ministry of Health.

20 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1,138, says the Ministry of Health.

One more patient has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1,118, says the Ministry of Health.

11 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1,117, says the Ministry of Health.

17 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1,106, says the Ministry of Health.

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

Transport Services Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed the Sri Lanka Transport Commission to recommence inter-provincial bus services in all districts except Colombo and Gampaha districts from Tuesday, 26 May.

The National Police Commission has approved the transfers of the Directors of the Criminal Investigation Department and the Terrorism Investigation Department.

President Goatabaya Rajapaksa in his Ramazan message said that everyone should never allow any harm to the Islamic brotherhood due to acts of a small number of extremists.

Private bus owners say inter-provincial bus services will commence from Tuesday onwards, if the Ministry of Transport and health authorities grant approval to proposals presented to officials in this regard two weeks prior.

Warning that 500,000 workers ranging from three-wheeler drivers to high level executives would lose their jobs due to the impact of the rampaging Coronavirus, UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said last week that the government, by printing Rs. 200 billion during an economic recession, had only succeeded in pushing up inflation.

Four more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1089, says the Ministry of Health.

17 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1085, says the Ministry of Health.

The police curfew in all districts would be relaxed and only be in effect from 10.00 pm to 4.00 am daily from May 26 until further notice, the President’s Media Division said.