Four suspects arrested with 683g of heroin

Government questioned over failure to give Sudarshini bigger role

The Government was today questioned over the failure to give State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control Sudarshani Fernandopulle a bigger role in the fight against the coronavirus. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran said that someone of the calibre of Sudarshani Fernandopulle should be leading the operations against the spread of the coronavirus. Sumanthiran said that Fernandopulle is an expert in public health but despite being the Mi

23 Jun, 2021

Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oaths as an MP

Former Prime Minister and United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe took oaths as a Member of Parliament (MP) today. Wickremesinghe?s name had been gazetted as a National List Member of Parliament. The UNP had earlier informed the National Elections Commission (NEC) that Wickremesinghe had been nominated by the party to fill the National List seat in Parliament. UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara informed the NEC in writing that Wickremesinghe will return to Parliament

23 Jun, 2021

Sri Lanka to receive 78,000 Pfizer vaccine jabs in July

Sri Lanka is to receive 78,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in July, the Government said today. State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Channa Jayasumana said that the 78,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will arrive during the first three weeks of July. The Government had announced earlier this month that it will import 05 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine this year. On 7th May, the Advisory Board of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA)

23 Jun, 2021