President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed the authorities to suspend the on-arrival visa facility for foreigners arriving in Sri Lanka until further notice.

UNP members couldn’t obtain membership of another party as per the UNP constitution and those who violate that rule and contest from Sajith Premadasa’s Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would immediately lose their party positions, former UNP Minister Wajira Abeywardena said, yesterday, addressing the media at party Headquarters Sirikotha.

World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has confirmed that the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic after choosing not to use that description for several weeks.A pandemic is when an infectious disease spreads easily from person to person in many parts of the world.

A three-judge bench was appointed by the Court of Appeal today to hear the writ applications filed by former MP Ravi Karunanayake and three others seeking an order preventing their arrests.

The passenger boat service from Wellawatte to Battaramulla was launched today.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has signed the nominations to contest the upcoming General Election.

First Sri Lankan COVID-19 (Coronavirus) patient in the country has been identified and currently being treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Angoda, according to sources.

A leading UK Travel Consultant has recommended Sri Lanka as suitable travel destination to avoid fears of Coronavirus.

Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera, yesterday, said that if the fuel price formula introduced by the yahapalana government had been effective, it would have helped reduce the prices of all types of fuel by at least Rs. 20 per litre from March 10, 2020.

Colombo Stock Exchange All Share Price Index (ASPI) drops by 221.24 points recording the 2nd biggest drop in a single day in history.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today said that a protest will be launched if the the government does not pass the benefits of the reduction of the world crude oil prices.

A spokeswoman for the National Hospital said that the student of the Sri Jayawardenapura University who got attacked is still in critical condition.

Lawyers of MP Ravi Karunanayake filed a petition before appeal court requesting to annul the arrest warrant issued against him by the Fort magistrate through a writ order.

A group of 166 persons including 164 Sri Lankans and two South Korean nationals, who arrived at the Katunayake International Airport this morning from South Korea, have been sent to the special Quarantine facility in Batticaloa.

Although we stood firm by Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the presidential election despite threats within our own ranks, we are now being attacked like animals by leaders of the government, SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara said.

Commander of the Army says the tri-services once again shouldering the national responsibility of containing any possible transmission of deadly ‘Covid-19’ (Coronavirus) in the country have now finalized arrangements to quarantine foreigners and Sri Lankan expatriates arriving in Sri Lanka.