Researchers of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura have found that the current circulating strain of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka is different to the strains that circulated in the country previously. Detailing the key findings...
Written by Zulfick Farzan 5413 COVID-19 cases are being treated at 43 treatment centers in Sri Lanka and the 44th treatment center will be in operation within another day, said Acting Deputy Director-General of Health...
Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army on Tuesday (15) presided a conference with the Chief Signal Officer, Director Information Technology and several other professional IT Officers on...
The Police have failed to take action despite complaints concerning the demolition of the King’s Court of King Bhuvanaikabahu II in Kurunegala said Director-General of Archaeology – Prof. Senarath Dissanayake to News1st on Friday...
Fishermen claim the Ulhitiya-Ratkinda twin reservoir is contaminated by a certain chemical substance that they suspect is released to the reservoir from a farm owned by a multi-national company located close to the area....
Sri Lanka must set-up a domestic mechanism for accountability to address the harmful effects of the war, a UK human rights ambassador has said on behalf of the Core Group on Sri Lanka. The...
Wildlife officers have launched a probe into the death of an elephant that was shot dead in Ambanpola recently. There were two gun shot wounds — on the shoulder and the head — on the...
An independent candidate representing the Kurunegala district at this year’s election turned up at a media briefing with a serpent. R.M.S.P. Hunukumbura contesting the election from Kurunegala under the symbol of the spider identified...
Trade unions have blamed a “hidden entity” for obstructing the development of the East Terminal in the Colombo Port, in a bid to loot the funds of the project. “There are corrupt senior officials...
Sri Lanka is gradually but slowly emerging from continuous curfew imposed across the island with only essential services permitted to operate since early March 2020. Many economic activities in Colombo and its suburbs have...
