The Supreme Court today concluded oral submissions on petitions challenging the government’s 20th Amendment to the Constitution Bill, announcing that it would refer the matter to the President and the Speaker of Parliament

Sri Lanka has so far confirmed 101 persons from a Coronavirus cluster being traced out of an apparel factory in Minuwangoda and authorities are asking people in the densely populated Gampaha district, north of the capital Colombo, to stay home as contacts are traced

Medical experts have pointed out the main reason for the recent COVID-19 spread is the fact people had forgotten to follow the health guidelines with the passage of time, reported the President’s Media Division

Sri Lanka has reported the first community COVID-19 case after a gap of two months, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in few areas, re-impose health guidelines and close schools across the island-nation, it was reported on Monday

Schools across Sri Lanka will remain closed from Monday until further notice amid a sudden spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the island-nation, according to the Education Ministry

Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said 69 workers of the Minuwangoda apparel factory, where the COVID-19 infected patient from Divulapitiya area worked, confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19

Sri Lanka President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa emphasizes that ensuring national security is his and the government’s first and foremost responsibility and appropriate steps have already been taken to achieve this

Following the discovery of a coronavirus infected woman at a garment factory in Minuwangoda, the relevant authorities have taken immediate action to control the spread of the disease

Sri Lanka's Minister of Health Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi respectfully requests the support of the people to control COVID-19 viral infection in the country

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has expressed his disappointment over the progress of the Criminal Investigation Departments investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks following the release of a suspect

United Nations international organizations in Sri Lanka have commended Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi on the measures taken to control the COVID-19 epidemic in the country

The Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC) Colombo has given permission for the fire-stricken crude oil tanker MT New Diamond to be towed to a safe destination away from Sri Lankan waters, the Sri Lanka Navy said

Sri Lanka has imposed curfew in Divulapitiya and Minwangoda towns north of the capital Colombo to contain the spread of Coronavirus after a COVID-19 positive patient was found Sunday, the state information office said

Sri Lankan authorities has embarked on an innovative initiative to promote the Ceylon Tea brand during the global COVID-19 pandemic by distributing 'tea-dyed' face masks to the international business community

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to complete the construction of the second terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo before the end of 2023