Sri Lanka has registered 170 more positive cases of Covid-19 today (March 06), the Ministry of Health confirmed. MORE..

7 Mar 2021 (1:13 AM)

Sri Lanka has reported 04 more coronavirus-related deaths, the Director-General of Health Services confirmed today (March 06). MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (11:11 PM)

Foreign Secretary Admiral (Rtd) Jayanath Colombage, in a virtual interview with Al Jazeera today (March 06), said Sri Lanka is more interested than any outside parties to keep the country together and to maintain peace, stability and social harmony. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (10:36 PM)

Another batch of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is due to arrive on the island tonight (March 06), State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana stated. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (9:56 PM)

Eight more bodies of individuals who succumbed to COVID-19 have been buried at Ottamavadi area in Batticaloa District today (March 06), Commander of Army General Shavendra Silva said. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (8:07 PM)

Sri Lanka saw an uptick in COVID-19 figures today (March 06), as 190 more persons were tested positive for the virus. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (7:29 PM)

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says the government will take necessary measures to punish the individuals who were responsible for the Easter Sunday terror attacks. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (6:22 PM)

The Department of Meteorology on Saturday (March 06) issued an advisory for severe lightning in several parts of the island. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (5:28 PM)

Ministry of Health says 448 more patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 were discharged from medical care today (March 06) as they have returned to health. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (4:26 PM)

Pope Francis began his most risky foreign trip on Friday, flying into Iraq amid the tightest security ever seen for a papal visit to appeal to the country s leaders and people to end militant violence and religious strife. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (3:03 PM)

Nearly 12 persons have sustained injuries after a bus fell off into a paddy field at Halpe area in Bandarawela this morning (March 06). MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (1:29 PM)

A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has been deployed to douse the fire at Ravana Ella forest reserve, says SLAF Spokesperson Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (12:23 PM)

Showers at times will occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Hambantota districts, says the Department of Meteorology. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (11:10 AM)

Maintaining the security of the nation is the primary responsibility of the Armed Forces, including the Air Force, says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (10:26 AM)

An individual has been killed in a hit-and-run accident on the Marine Drive at Wellawatte this morning (March 06) while three others sustained injuries. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (10:05 AM)

Construction of the Lakdhanavi Liquified Natural Gas Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya, was flagged off this morning (March 05) by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (12:41 AM)

The remains of Ada Derana staff member, Tharupathi Uvindu Samarakoon, who passed away in a tragic collision during the early hours yesterday, were taken to his residence today. MORE..

6 Mar 2021 (12:07 AM)

The Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, and the Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat have called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees last evening. MORE..

5 Mar 2021 (11:41 PM)

Sri Lanka registered 156 more positive cases of COVID-19 today (March 05) as total novel coronavirus infections reported within the day reached 493. MORE..

5 Mar 2021 (10:57 PM)

Seven more corpses of patients who fell victim to COVID-19 have been buried at Ottamavadi area in Batticaloa District today (March 05), says General Shavendra Silva. MORE..

5 Mar 2021 (10:18 PM)