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1200 April 05, 2020

Gayan Kumara Weerasinghe

General Election nominations close today

Acceptance of nominations from recognised political parties for the upcoming General election will conclude at 12 noon today.Elections Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake said forty four...

Term of office further extended

The term of office of the Presidential Commission investigating the Easter Sunday bomb attacks has been further extended by six months by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.The...
Potato container nets over 75 kg heroin

The Police yesterday found at least 75 kilogrammes of heroin hidden inside a potato container imported from Pakistan.Police narcotic division and the Special Task Force...
Nominations for General Election accepted from today

The Election Commission will commence accepting nominations from candidates competing in the General Election from today (12).The Election Commission said that 59 independent...
Special STF security plan for churches

The Special Task Force (STF) has put in place a comprehensive security plan covering all churches along the coastal belt from Mount Lavinia to Negombo during the time of...

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Latest News

COVID-19 cases rise to 170

The number of patients confirmed to have contracted the Coronavirus in Sri...

Strict action will be taken against curfew violators

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has commenced investigations...

Two education TV channels from Apr 20

The Education Ministry will commence two education television channels...

Arrangements made to distribute the Special allowance

Allowances granted to the senior citizens, disabled persons and those who...

Tri-forces to entertain people confined to their homes during curfew

The Army, Navy, Air Force and Police will launch a programme to entertain...

One more patient tests positive for COVID-19

One more COVID-19 infected case was detected. The total number infected by...

Due to the Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam, Jaffna and Kandy...

Work from Home period extended from Apr 6 to 10

The 'Work from Home' period has been extended further for another week (...

Editor's Pick

Stringent measures to contain Coronavirus spread

Stay at home, save lives

Curfew to be very strictly enforced

Polls postponed

Police curfew in 11 Police Divisions

President calls for strategy to boost COVID-19 hit economies

Concrete decisions to prevent spread of COVID – 19

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva visited two centres in Punani and Kandakadu where foreigners and Sri Lankans returning from South Korea, Iran and Italy will be quarantined from today for Covid – 19. Security Forces – East Commander Major General Rasika Fernando was also present. Picture courtesy Army Media Unit

Mandatory quarantine process starts today

Recent comments

Good Decision

3 weeks 3 days ago

Appreciate your decision Edu Min
Good news then, we in Sri

1 month 2 weeks ago

Good news then, we in Sri Lanka do not have any other Covid-19 infected individuals. I hope the WHO was notified of this fact.
Colombo Air

2 months 2 weeks ago

The air pollution is a result of "growth and development". There is a huge price to be paid for this and it will end with it killing us. Sri Lanka wanted to imitate the West and now it...
Congratulating the SL Boxers

4 months 3 days ago

Congratulations and best wishes to all the SL boxers and other sportsmen and women representing the country
SAJITH UNIFIES UNITED NATIONAL PARTY

6 months 1 week ago

Our heartfelt Congratulations to you and the United National Party.