Explosives that went missing from a rock quarry at Hingula area in Mawanella have been recovered from the area of Thalwatte in Peradeniya, says Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana.

A total of 12 fatalities have been recorded in road traffic accidents within the last 24 hour time frame.

Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage attributed the birth of children with the blue babies syndrome and over 30 children being born every month with vision and eye problems, to the excessive use of chemical fertiliser.

No room would be left for separatism and extremism in 2021, Defence Secretary General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne yesterday warned. He said that the government had taken all steps to thwart such attempts.

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

Twenty-five Senior Army Officers have been appointed with effect from today (01 January) to coordinate the COVID-19 control operations in each district, says the Army Media.

Twelve areas in Eastern Province have been declared as isolated with immediate effect, says National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority has been declared an essential service.

Former Speaker and National Movement for a Just Society Chairman Karu Jayasuriya yesterday accused the Government of using the unfettered power obtained through the passage of the 20th Amendment (20A) to enforce arbitrary actions that are completely contrary to democratic principles.

New Year is a hopeful time for all of us and as we bid farewell to 2020, we must welcome the New Year with renewed strength and determination, states Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in his New Year message.

We welcome 2021 with positive attitudes, determination and absolute commitment, states Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his New Year message.

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

Five inmates from Negombo Prison who tested positive for COVID-19 and were being treated at the Gallella Treatment Centre in Polonnaruwa have escaped this morning, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Three more tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka from Ukraine have tested positive for Covid-19 virus, says the Ministry of Health.