Indonesian flight arrives with 110 Sri Lankans in Jakarta

A group of Sri Lankans stranded in Jakarta, Indonesia due to the outbreak of COVID-19 virus has been brought back to the island.



15 more patients recover from Coronavirus

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



No possibility of holding election on June 20, Election Commission informs court

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka informs the Supreme Court that there are no possibilities of holding an election on June 20 under the current situation in the country.



Mahinda Samarasinghe’s SLFP party membership cancelled

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has canceled the party membership of former Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe.



1027 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka

4 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1027, says the Ministry of Health.



Namal says ‘No’ to stadium

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has questioned the timing of the decision to construct a new cricket stadium in Homagama citing that while infrastructure development is vital, it should not be a priority when the nation is undergoing a pandemic.



Private buses to begin operations today

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association says bus operators will resume operations in all districts apart from areas deemed as coronavirus high risk zones.



Sajith violated Working Committee decisions, responsible for split ahead of polls – UNP

UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, on Monday (18), alleged that Sajith Premadasa’s camp acted in violation of a Working Committee decision to build a coalition to take on the government.



1023 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka

3 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1023, says the Ministry of Health.



1020 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka

28 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 1020, says the Ministry of Health.



Will not hesitate to withdraw from organisations exerting undue pressure on Sri Lanka & war heroes – President

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he will not hesitate to withdraw the country from any organization which harasses and exerts undue pressure on Sri Lanka and its war heroes unnecessarily.



10 more patients recover from Coronavirus

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



No public funds for Homagama cricket stadium

Higher Education, Technology, Innovation and Information and Media Minister Dr Bandula Gunawardena yesterday reiterated that no public funds will be utilized for the construction of the proposed cricket stadium in Homagama.



I do not expect State bodies to do politics instead of developing themselves – President

I do not expect the state entities to engage in politics; what they need to do is to develop themselves; they should generate incomes; increase efficiency and productivity; minimize unnecessary expenditures and wastage. The State enterprises are run on the hard earned money of the toiling people of this country…



National War Heroes Day ceremony today

The 11th National War Heroes Day commemoration ceremony will take place at the War Heroes memorial at the Parliament grounds at 4.00 pm today (19)  under the patronage of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.



991 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka

5 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 991, says the Ministry of Health.