SriLankan Airlines today (January 22) refuted the reports circulated in the media and on social media platforms with "completely inaccurate facts and figures" regarding the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the institution, including the alleged age and remuneration. MORE..

23 Jan 2022 (1:32 AM)

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said today it will be compelled to disrupt the power supply from next Tuesday (January 25) as furnace oil stocks at coal power plants have run out. MORE..

23 Jan 2022 (1:23 AM)

Sri Lanka today slammed the "World Report 2022" compiled by the Human Rights Watch, stating that it depicts an exaggerated and unduly negative picture of the current human rights situation in the country. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (11:50 PM)

The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed another 12 coronavirus-related deaths for January 21, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 15,272. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (9:00 PM)

A total of 75 new cases of Omicron and 3 new cases of Delta have been confirmed in Sri Lanka, according to the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant report published by the Allergy Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of the Sri Jayewardenepura University. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (8:12 PM)

Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have proven highly effective at preventing Omicron-related hospitalisations, according to three new studies by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (6:49 PM)

Two more Members of Parliament were tested positive for Covid-19, Ada Derana learns. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (6:31 PM)

Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, 2013=100)1, increased to 14.0 per cent in December 2021 from 11.1 per cent in November 2021, according to the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (5:58 PM)

The deadline for submitting applications for the G.C.E. Ordinary Level exam for the year 2021 has been extended. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (5:29 PM)

The World Health Organization on Friday recommended extending the use of a reduced dosage of Pfizer s (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 5 to 11 years old.

22 Jan 2022 (4:29 PM)

A proposal will be tabled at the next meeting of Cabinet of Ministers on reducing the consumption of electricity, says Minister of Power Gamini Lokuge. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (3:29 PM)

The results of patient and well-planned decisions are now becoming a reality, the Maha Sangha has said, pointing out that it is the responsibility of all parties to unite to achieve the aspirations of people by placing trust in President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as a visionary and pragmatic leader. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (2:53 PM)

The Director-General of the Department of National Zoological Gardens, Shermila Rajapakshe has temporarily withdrawn from duties, calling for a proper investigation into the employees at the Dehiwala Zoo who had launched a trade union action and engaged in sabotaging activities that threatened the lives of the animals at the premise. MORE...

22 Jan 2022 (1:29 PM)

At least 100 people have been killed or wounded in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition which hit a detention centre in Yemen. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (11:45 AM)

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris and the visiting Korean delegation led by South Korea s National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug have held detailed discussions on ways and means to further enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (10:59 AM)

2021 (2022) Grade 5 Scholarship Examination is scheduled to take place today (January 22) at 2,943 centres. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (8:56 AM)

Mainly dry weather will prevail over most parts of the Island, says the Department of Meteorology. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (8:36 AM)

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila says, given the ongoing efforts to provide an uninterrupted supply of electricity 24-hours a day, nearly four-hour daily power cuts will have to be imposed by March if Sri Lanka does not manage to take out a large loan of US dollars. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (4:08 AM)

Just when Sri Lanka began to gain some control over Covid-19, the island s age-old enemy dengue is threatening to sabotage the country s gains. MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (1:31 AM)

The count of new Covid-19 cases surpassed the 800-mark for the third consecutive day as 840 people in total were confirmed positive for the virus today (January 21). MORE..

22 Jan 2022 (12:13 AM)