The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
All Sri Lankan citizens between the ages of 30 – 60 years will receive the COVID-19 vaccine from the 01st of March at 4,000 centers island-wide, State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics, and COVID Disease Control, (Dr.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle said
Sri Lanka Navy Sunday launched the third edition of the annual Colombo Naval Exercise (CONEX), onboard Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Sayurala at the port of Colombo, the Navy Media Unit said
A protest march started from Pottuvil by the Tamil political parties and civil society organizations in the North and East against the alleged repression of the Tamil people concluded Sunday
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has inaugurated the construction of an irrigation tunnel to be undertaken by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd (CSCEC), local media reported
Priyankara Jayaratne, State Minister for Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification has said that steps have been taken to expedite the repatriation of 22,483 migrant workers from the Middle East under the program to repatriate migrant workers
In what could be an ambitious target to achieve, Sri Lanka has planned to inoculate all of its population of about 21.5 million in three months’ time by setting up around 4000 vaccination points across the country, Daily Mirror reported
Minister of Education Prof. GL Peiris and Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka Akira Sugiyama inaugurated the new Japan-funded Research and Training Complex of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna at the Kilinochchi Faculty of Agriculture affiliated to the Jaffna University
Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Friday inaugurated the construction of the 28 km-long, claimed as South Asia’s longest Irrigation tunnel, at Palugaswewa, Anuradhapura
The European Council today renewed the so-called EU terrorist list, which sets out persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive measures with a view to combating terrorism for a further six months
Sri Lanka’s government is turning to exorcism in a desperate bid to tackle the spread of COVID-19 after sorcery, spiritual syrups and “pot-luck” failed to stem the surge in infections
Students in Vavuniya have sung the National Anthem in both the Sinhala and Tamil languages to commemorate Sri Lanka's 73rd Independence Day which was marked yesterday
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today asserted that his government will not allow those who are responsible for designing and enabling the Easter Sunday attacks to escape justice and the action will be taken against all parties involved in the attack by the extremists
The United States said it looks forward to working with the South Asian island nation as a partner and friend to promote regional security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific
The Sri Lankan government has decided to procure nine million doses of Covishield, the Astra Zeneca vaccines of COVID-19 manufactured by Serum Institute in India, Daily Mirror reported
The Epidemiology Unit of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health states that more than 100,000 people in the country have been vaccinated under the COVID-19 immunization program
