PS member murder accused sentenced to death

50,000 doses of Sputnik V arrive in Sri Lanka

A stock of 50,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka today. The vaccines were purchased by the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC). So far, Sri Lanka has received four stocks of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia.

07 Jul, 2021

Sri Lanka on alert as Lambda spreads in over 30 countries

By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka is on alert as the Lambda variant of the coronavirus was found to be spreading in some 30 countries and could even be resistant to current Covid vaccines. The health authorities urged the public to take all precautions, including wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing to protect themselves from Lambda and all other Covid variants. State Minister of COVID19 control Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle told Daily Mirror that so far no new precautions have been

06 Jul, 2021

Basil Rajapaksa’s name submitted to Elections Commission

The name of former Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been submitted to the Elections Commission to fill the vacant Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National List seat in Parliament. SLPP member Jayantha Ketagoda had today resigned from his National List seat to make way for former Minister Basil Rajapaksa to enter Parliament. The Parliament media unit confirmed that Ketagoda had handed over his resignation letter to Parliament Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake today. Basil Rajapaksa was set

06 Jul, 2021