Reginold Cooray advised to stop talking politics

President leaves for US to attend UN summit

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left for the US to attend the UN General Assembly (UNGA). The President is scheduled to address the UNGA on 21st September. Cabinet co-spokesman Dullas Alahapperuma said this week that the visit to the UN by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was important. Alahaperuma said that the Government had used available technology to attend most overseas events without travelling overseas. ?Only essential overseas visits were undertaken in the recent past,? he added. Howe

18 Sep, 2021

Sri Lanka has long surpassed WHO vaccination targets

Sri Lanka has long surpassed the vaccination target of the World Health Organisation (WHO) with over 50% of the population now been fully vaccinated, the world body said. WHO has called for all countries to vaccinate 10% of their population by the end of September and 40% by the end of the year.? In the context of supply constraints, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) recommends prioritizing vaccinations for health care and frontline workers, the elderly (60 and over

19 Sep, 2021

Covid death toll in Sri Lanka crosses the 12,000 mark

The coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka crossed the 12,000 mark today. The Ministry of Health said that another 84 Covid related deaths were confirmed today. This took the death toll from the pandemic in Sri Lanka to 12,022 today. (Colombo Gazette)

18 Sep, 2021