The Ministry of Health says that another 942 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus today (January 27). MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (9:12 PM)

A decision has been taken at the Committee on Parliamentary Business to convene parliamentary sessions from February 8th to 11th. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (9:07 PM)

The Director-General of Health Services today (January 27) issued revised guidelines on laboratory testing strategy for Covid-19, integrated home-based isolation and management of asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients and discharge criteria from treatment facilities. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (8:40 PM)

The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 23 new coronavirus-related deaths for January 26, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 15,369. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (8:16 PM)

The Indian government has approved USD 500 million for Sri Lanka to purchase petroleum products, Ada Derana learns. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (7:07 PM)

The Director-General of Health Services today (January 27) issued new guidelines for travellers arriving in Sri Lanka from overseas during the pandemic of Covid-19. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (6:25 PM)

There will be no scheduled interruptions to the electricity supply until Monday (January 31), the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has assured. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (6:00 PM)

Galle Port Development Symposium 2022 was worked off yesterday (January 26) to unveil the Sri Lankan government s plans to develop Galle Port as a fully-pledged tourist port. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (5:29 PM)

A total of 249 more patients have recovered from Covid-19 infection within the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said today. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (4:27 PM)

Sri Lanka Prisons Emergency Action and Tactical Force (SPEAT Force) was introduced to thwart corruption and misconduct in prisons and to control such issues in a more transparent approach, said Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (3:06 PM)

A group of four unidentified individuals has opened fire at an ambulance near the Base Hospital in Panadura, Ada Derana learns. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (2:51 PM)

A body of a woman has been recovered from Mahaweli River in the area of Ilwatura, Gampola. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (1:26 PM)

The US has rejected Russia s demand to bar Ukraine from NATO, amid warnings Russia might invade its neighbour. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (12:28 PM)

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) is slated to reach a decision on power interruption today, after reconsidering the proposal made by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (11:26 AM)

Sri Lanka stepped up its inoculation drive against severe disease of Covid-19 with the total number of individuals in the country who have received the booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine crossing the milestone of 5 million. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (8:38 AM)

Except for a few showers in Sabaragamuwa Province and in Kalutara District, mainly fair weather will prevail over the island, the Department of Meteorology said in its weather forecast today. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (8:35 AM)

The Railway Trade Union Alliance has highlighted a 2018 purchase of 160 Indian railway carriages at a cost of over USD 80 million that now lie in various states of corrosion and disuse. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (2:33 AM)

The Supreme Court today granted leave to proceed in a case filed by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, challenging the constitutionality of regulations made under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (1:19 AM)

The chairman of the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board, Attorney-at-Law Premachandra Epa has stepped down from his position. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (12:52 AM)

Pfizer and BioNTech have started clinical trials of a new Covid vaccine which targets the Omicron variant. MORE..

27 Jan 2022 (12:36 AM)