The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s board of directors will hold its annual country selection meeting On December 15 to identify which countries will be made newly eligible for the agency’s funding

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa held a special discussion with the heads of health sector at the Prime Minister’s Office in Parliament Thursday (10) to find out whether the bodies of those who died of the COVID-19 virus could be buried

Sri Lanka's overall coronavirus caseload surpassed the 30,000-mark on Thursday after more than 700 people tested positive in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry

South Korea donated real-time PCR test kits worth USD 300,000 to Sri Lanka yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa urged the education authorities not to let the COVID–19 to hinder implementation of plans for the advancement of education from pre-school to university level

With the spreading of COVID-19 coronavirus in the country, the Director General of Health Services has published a series of guidelines to be followed by the public during the Christmas/Festive season

The Sri Lanka Navy which boasts unmatched achievements and held in high esteem as the country’s First Line of Defense, proudly celebrated its 70th anniversary today (09th December)

Sri Lanka's Chief Epidemiologist Dr Sudath Samaraweera said that the health authorities cannot accept responsibility for a large number of people taking medicine not approved by them in Kegalle yesterday

Sri Lanka's Minister of Education Prof. GL Peiris said the practice of ragging must be completely eradicated in order to maintain the university system of the country properly and steps will be taken in this regard

A large number of people flocked to the Udumagama area in Hettimulla, Kegalle today to obtain an indigenous medicine made by Dhammika Bandara, who claims his concoction kills the coronavirus and cures the viral disease

The best weapon to defeat corruption is people’s intolerance towards it, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said in his message to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day, which is observed today (Dec. 09)

The Sri Lankan government is preparing to spend Rs. 98.25 billion for the program to establish 1,000 national schools covering all districts in the island

Sri Lanka’s first State-owned wind power plant was declared open by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Mannar this morning (08)

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Ambassador of Cuba in Sri Lanka Juana Elena Ramos Rodriguez have discussed deepening cooperation between the two countries, a statement by the Foreign Ministry said

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today instructed to launch the new project ‘Wada Samaga Yali Gamata’ ('Back to Village with Work') which identifies the real needs and priorities of the country’s rural and semi-urban people throughout the country from the 14th December 2020