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Another Welikada Prison inmate tests positive for Covid-19

One more confirmed case of coronavirus has been reported increasing the total number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country to 2,451. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 10:41 pm

Woman arrested with 1.3kg heroin in Mulleriyawa

A woman has been arrested while in possession of around 1.3 kilograms of heroin at Kelanimulla in Mulleriyawa. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 9:50 pm

President provides solutions to grievances of people in Matale

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who toured Matale District today (10) in support of the candidates of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) contesting upcoming Parliamentary election, provided on the spot solutions to several public issues. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 9:48 pm

Covid-19: three more cases moves total to 2,450

Three more patients have tested positive for Covid-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country so far to 2,450. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 9:38 pm

Kesbewa hotel owner’s murder: CCTV footage of suspected killers?

Police said that further investigations into the murder of the owner of a small hotel in Kesbewa are being carried out using the CCTV footage obtained of the suspected killers. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 7:47 pm

Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 cases total climbs to 2,447

Another 10 new cases of coronavirus have been identified bringing the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country to 2,447. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 7:23 pm

More Covid-19 positive cases could be anticipated - Army Chief

Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, today clarified the details pertaining to the latest situation following the detection of a new cluster of coronavirus cases. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 6:55 pm

87 new cases of coronavirus brings tally to 2,437

Eighty-seven new cases of novel coronavirus have been identified bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,437. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 5:47 pm

Why gold price hit record high in Sri Lanka

The gold price hit an-all time high on Thursday (09) with the price of 24 -carat gold sovereign reaching Rs.100,000 for the first time in history. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 5:32 pm

Police to seek death penalty against PNB officer guilty of drug trafficking

Sri Lanka Police says that investigations regarding the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers arrested on drug trafficking charges have been expedited and that they intend to file indictments in the case as soon as possible and seek a High Court trial-at-bar. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 5:17 pm

IP Neomal Rangajeewa manhandles a photojournalist at HC

A photojournalist has filed a complaint with police accusing the former OIC of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) Inspector of Police Neomal Rangajeewa of manhandling him at the premises of the Colombo High Court. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 4:19 pm

AG files indictment against Champika over accident in 2016

The Attorney General has filed two indictments with the Colombo High Court against former minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and two others over the motor accident at Rajagiriya in 2016. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 3:42 pm

Warning issued for severe lightning and strong winds

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Eastern, North-central, Central, Uva, North-western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 3:10 pm

Sri Lanka’s recoveries from Covid-19 reach 1,980

The Ministry of Health confirmed that one more patient infected with Covid-19 has completely recovered and was discharged from the hospital. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 2:58 pm

India in talks with Sri Lanka over request for debt relief

India on Thursday said it was holding talks with Sri Lanka over the island nation’s request for postponement of repayment of debt. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 2:24 pm

More than 500 Sri Lankans repatriated from three countries

A total of 278 Sri Lankans stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been repatriated to the island today (10). MORE..

| July 10, 2020 1:13 pm

895 recoveries from Navy coronavirus cluster so far

Another navy person, who recovered from Covid-19, has been discharged from hospital, raising the total number of recoveries from the navy coronavirus cluster to 895. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 11:35 am

Tiran Alles & three others discharged from RADA case

Former Chairman of Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) Tiran Alles and the three other defendants have been discharged from the Rs. 200 million fraud case, says Ada Derana correspondent. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 11:12 am

Fatal head-on collision in Wellawaya claims three lives

Three persons reported dead in a tragic head-on collision between a lorry and a three-wheeler on the Wellawaya – Monaragala main road. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 10:49 am

Term of PCoI on political victimization extended by 4 months

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has extended the term of Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PcoI) probing the incidents of political victimization that have occurred between 8th January 2015 and 16th November 2019. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 10:26 am

Spells of showers expected in some areas

Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya district, says the Department of Meteorology. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 10:09 am

Kandakadu rehab centre confirms 196 more Covid-19 cases

Another 196 positive cases of Covid-19 have been detected from the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Kandakadu, the Department of Government Information announced. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 9:27 am

Main drug network operative of ‘Kosgoda Tharaka’ arrested

Police have arrested one of the main accomplices of notorious underworld figure ‘Kosgoda Tharaka’ who is believed to have operated the latter’s widespread drug network. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 8:37 am

Kandakadu QC converted into hospital to treat Covid-19 cases from rehab centre

The Kandakadu Quarantine Centre (QC) has been converted into a hospital to treat the Covid-19 patients identified from the nearby Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre, says the Army Commander, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva. MORE..

| July 10, 2020 7:33 am

Sajith stresses on death penalty against those engaged in terrorism

The death penalty should be given to all those who are involved in terrorism, irrespective of their race or religion, says the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Sajith Premadasa. MORE..

| July 9, 2020 11:03 pm