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Sri Lanka's govt medical officers seek clarification on IHME projections: Minister

The GMOA has questioned the basis on which the IHME had arrived at its “speculation”, the minster said.

May 11, 2021 3 min read

Opp leader yet to inform govt of any int'l aid he secured for Sri Lanka: Minister

“If the opposition does have such connections, the government will happily accept their assistance.”

May 11, 2021 2 min read

No inter-province travel in Sri Lanka till May 30 effective midnight tonight: Army

A statement from the president’s office last night was unclear about when the ban would come into effect.

May 11, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka eyes 3mn Sinopharm Covid-19 doses to ramp up Coronavirus vaccination drive

Another 85,000 Sputnik vaccine doses expected soon

May 11, 2021 2 min read
Health unions in Sri Lanka go on seven-hour strike as officials cry foul

"It is really sad if health workers are supporting these unions led by some parties at a time of crisis like this."

Sri Lanka may consider vaccine mandate if situation demands it: health minister

As of September 27, only 48 percent of Sri Lanka’s 20-29 age group have received at least one dose of a vaccine.

SJB alleges President creating an autocracy under the guise of fighting COVID 19

The Opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) is calling on all political parties, civil society activists and the general...

April 11, 2020 2 min read

Activists urge elections commission to fix poll date with public safety in mind

A group of Opposition political activists are urging the Elections Commission to resist pressure from political elements...

April 11, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus burglary cluster takes Covid-19 count to 197

Sri Lanka has confirmed 197 Coronavirus by late night on April 10, the Health Ministry said after several people in a cl...

April 11, 2020 2 min read

Confusion reigns over the opening of Pharmacies

A flurry of press releases about the opening of pharmacies has left consumers confused about whether they can go to get ...

April 10, 2020 2 min read

OMP requests PM to include families of Sri Lanka's missing persons in COVID-19 relief measures

Sri Lanka’s Office on Missing Persons (OMP) has recommended that families of the missing and disappeared are included ...

April 10, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka launches aggressive COVID 19 testing

Sri Lanka’s health authorities are aggressively expanding testing for COVID 19 this week according to new instructions...

April 10, 2020 2 min read

Free Media Movement calls for collective social consciousness to fight COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lank...

Highlighting problematic reporting in Sri Lanka's mainstream media as well as racially charged viral content on social m...

April 10, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka to send curfew violators to quarantine centres: police

Starting today, Sri Lanka's police will send individuals attempting to travel across districts violating the ongoing COV...

April 10, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeks expert opinion on fighting Covid-19

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sought expert opinion on fighting Coronavirus, while the country is under ...

April 10, 2020 2 min read

Thousands of drug offenders to be released from prisons due to overcrowding

Sri Lanka’s judicial system is poised to release thousands of remand prisoners accused of minor narcotic offences in a...

Arjuna Ranawana
April 9, 2020 3 min read
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Australian donation aims to help women and girls in Sri Lanka

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has handed over prepositioned maternity and dignity kits worth more than 3 mi...

April 9, 2020 1 min read

Reconvene parliament, carry out more tests to contain COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, ex-legislators say in l...

Select members of Sri Lanka’s dissolved parliament shared their views on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic today in an uno...

April 9, 2020 6 min read

Sri Lanka to pay 02-pct interest premium on Coronavirus forex account

Sri Lanka will pay an extra 02 percent interest for foreign exchange remitted to the country and kept for 12 months in d...

April 9, 2020 3 min read

Manthri.lk hosts live 'online parliamentary' session on COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

Manthri.lk, a parliamentary monitoring initiative by think tank Verite Research, is hosting a live 'online parliamentary...

April 9, 2020 1 min read

Relief for those owing traffic fines

If you are worried about that unpaid traffic fine, the Sri Lanka Police together with the Postal Department have come up...

April 9, 2020 1 min read

For all its a struggle to get the essentials of life

Across the districts designated as the most affected by the COVID 19 threat, the fear of the disease is tinged by the co...

Arjuna Ranawana
April 9, 2020 5 min read

Manthir.lk to have multiparty forum on Sri Lanka's Covid-19 response

Manthri.lk, a portal that tracks Sri Lanka's parliament and its member said it is hosting an online forum with senior pa...

April 8, 2020 1 min read

Helidarawwa, video series debunking COVID-19 misinformation, launched in Sri Lanka

Helidarawwa, a journalistic initiative put together to debunk disinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, was laun...

April 8, 2020 1 min read

Hiru TV denying show rehearsal defying govt COVID 19 guidelines

Hiru TV is denying that it brought more than a hundred staff and artistes to record its Sinhala Avurudu Special show to ...

April 8, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus curfew update Thursday, pharmacies to open at 0900h, Covid-19 count 189

Sri Lanka will open pharmacies at 0900h on Thursday while curfew will be lifted at 0600h except in Colombo, Gampaha, Put...

April 8, 2020 1 min read