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Everything has been done to protect Sri Lankans from COVID-19. Issuing the Gazette notification is a part of this process, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.

As the push against the eruption of the fresh COVID-19 wave continued, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said a curfew will be imposed in areas which pose a serious threat.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday extended the search for All Ceylon Makkal Congress leader and opposition Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen to the Eastern Province, after they failed to arrest him for the fourth consecutive day.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 17 October 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne urged the public to give the law enforcement officers time for the arrest of MP Rishad Bathiudeen, assuring that he would be arrested very soon.

A consignment of heroin weighing nearly 10kg worth Rs.1 billion has been seized by the Colombo Crimes Division from Kotikawatta.

The National Thowheed Jama’ath (NTJ) Leader Zaharan Hashim- led group had initially planned to carry out the bombings on Easter Sunday, with the involvement of 20 suicide bombers targeting crowded places including hospitals.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stressed the need to put in place a mechanism to help both the producer and the consumer by ensuring that commodities are reasonably priced.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 16 October 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

Veteran actress Anula Bulathsinhala has passed away at the age of 73 at the Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Two workers were killed when a temporary elevator at a clothing store in Kandy collapsed with them this morning.

Easter Sunday attacks could have been prevented if necessary action had been taken, and officials who did not do so should be held responsible for the carnage, former President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday night, testifying before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) investigating the Easter Sunday attacks.

The Government has decided to hand over the importation of Basmati rice to ‘Sathosa’ and ‘Lak Sathosa’, Environment Minister Mahinda Amarawera said.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya says the international community is currently questioning Sri Lanka’s ability to repay foreign loans in due course.

Steps have been taken to issue a gazette notification making health guidelines including wearing face masks & maintaining social distancing compulsory.