Anu Dissanayaka

Sri Lanka Navy, making a significant contribution to realize the government s efforts to save the future generations from the drug menace, has seized a large consignment of illegal drugs worth over Rs. 15.86 billion street value, in the year 2021 alone. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3pJBSF6 https://ift.tt/3EKkRi7

Measures have been taken to distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in compliance with the court orders, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), Litro Gas Lanka Limited and Laugfs Gas PLC said today (December 31). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3n6RlgP https://ift.tt/344M6qZ

Sri Lanka Police has implemented special security arrangements in Colombo and other parts of the Western Province today (December 31), in view of New Year s Eve. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32MdUzS https://ift.tt/3Hnyy8l

The Excise Department says it would introduce a new protective sticker to be mandatorily displayed on locally-manufactured liquor bottles and cans. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3qFKY4G https://ift.tt/3FNJ74j

Sri Lanka has detected 41 new cases of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.1.529), says Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, the Director of the Department of Immunology Molecular Medicine at Sri Jayewardenepura University. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3HqdzC4 https://ift.tt/3EHhWH7

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts, the Meteorology Department says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EB4Wmg https://ift.tt/3JsHuLz

Litro Gas Lanka Limited says it has taken necessary measures to expedite the production and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/342VBqJ https://ift.tt/32D1ElB

All public sector employees will be recalled to duty with effect from January 03, 2022, says the Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3eCdoXW https://ift.tt/3HrlsqX

Authorities in Pakistan s Punjab province on Wednesday said they have detained 85 main suspects after determining their role in the brutal lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot city earlier this month. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3FEuh04 https://ift.tt/3JncD3b

The first group of the 8th Army contingent of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (SLAMC) left to serve United Nations Peace-Keeping Mission in South Sudan s Level-2 Hospital (UNMISS) on Wednesday (December 29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3qDo6mD https://ift.tt/3pC2VC7

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday (December 29) paid his last respects to late Ven. Buddhangala Ananda Thera. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3pD774E https://ift.tt/3pF8BLL

Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3Jsa0wY https://ift.tt/3HiasvO

During a meeting with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, this morning at Temple Trees, the CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Mr. Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad pledged to provide continuous support to implement development projects in Sri Lanka. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3qBxyqq https://ift.tt/3EzF3mN

The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 419 today (December 29), the Epidemiology Unit said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32HHzu0 https://ift.tt/3JlE1i1

The Minister of Justice has given directives to revoke the special gazette notification on the Bill to prohibit any form of obscene publications. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32LqgYR https://ift.tt/2BieI06

The general public is hesitant to obtain the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine due to the misinformation spread by certain people, says the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3z7lz7Q https://ift.tt/3z6uzu5

A cordial meeting between Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris and professionals was held in Batticaloa, on Tuesday (December 28). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32znKW7 https://ift.tt/3qAHG2T

The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 22 more coronavirus-related deaths for December 27, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 14,923. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32oGYhe https://ift.tt/3HfcuwM

The Central Bank Governor has ordered all licensed banks in the country to sell 25% of converted US dollars to the CBSL on a weekly basis. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3z4x8Ng https://ift.tt/3esgrSm

The Bibile-Chenkaladi Road, stretching over 86.7 kilometers on the A5 Road, was vested with the public today (December 28), Highways Minister Johnston Fernando says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/344lPt5 https://ift.tt/3Hef1r5

The Bangladesh Bank has extended validity of the credit facility it extended to Sri Lanka by three months after the expiry of the first three-month tenure of the credit facility, foreign media reported. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3erYHGL https://ift.tt/3z7UktV

France has announced tighter COVID restrictions amid concerns over the Omicron variant. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3JhlXFL https://ift.tt/3HbEJfC

Sri Lanka has received another shipment of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines purchased by the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EA0XGG https://ift.tt/3132hUE

The Inspector-General of Police has directed all police stations to issue sound permits for all outdoor musical events to be held under health guidelines. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3mxIyDZ https://ift.tt/3etrpXQ

Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters Union says that they will proceed with their trade union action as discussions held today with the General Manager of Railways were unsuccessful. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EvaFdl https://ift.tt/3puGO0p

A senior U.N. official said he was horrified by the reported killing of at least 35 civilians in Myanmar and called on authorities to investigate the incident that opposition activists blamed on government soldiers. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/310hjdQ https://ift.tt/3z1gMEZ

Sri Lanka will ink the long-dragging deal with India to jointly develop the Trincomalee oil tank farms in a month s time, The Hindu reported. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3Jik0st https://ift.tt/311C8pf

A youth has been attacked with a sharp object and murdered over a dispute at the end of a party in the Pokunuwatta area in Mattakkuliya. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3sC0rFO https://ift.tt/3Hfy5oY

Australia on Monday reported its first confirmed death from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 amid another surge in daily infections, but the authorities refrained from imposing new restrictions saying hospitalisation rates remained low. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3qvAvJn https://ift.tt/3JwA4qX

The Registrar General has issued a circular to all District Registrars and Additional District Registrars informing of the additional documents required for the registration of marriages between foreigners and Sri Lankan nationals. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EvuMrU https://ift.tt/33SrfXT

The Anti Malaria Campaign in Sri Lanka says that there is a serious risk of the mosquito-borne infectious disease spreading in the country through individuals arriving from African nations. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32z5ITE https://ift.tt/3mxNWHz

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa s struggle against white minority rule, has died aged 90, the presidency said on Sunday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32qWtVJ https://ift.tt/311OZb6

Pakistan s upper house of parliament has unanimously passed a resolution condemning the recent lynching of Sri Lankan national factory manager, Priyantha Kumara, in Sialkot by a mob accusing him of committing blasphemy. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3zcqqFb https://ift.tt/3epuAQi

The Ministry of Defence says that the Government of Sri Lanka is taking strict and prompt action under the auspices of the ministry to combat human trafficking and that the country s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force intends to initiate many more proactive steps to combat the menace in Sri Lanka in the coming year. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32oeiVr https://ift.tt/30ZmHhj

The Disaster Management Center (DMC) says that two minutes silence will be observed across the island at 9.25 a.m. today (26) to commemorate all those who lost their lives in the 2004 tsunami. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32xrsiA https://ift.tt/3H3gCQq

Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island today, the Department of Meteorology said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32yHEAi https://ift.tt/3qmREEN

Sri Lanka Police have reportedly uncovered the suspected motive behind the shooting incident where a policeman killed four of his colleagues and wounded three at the Thirukkovil police station in Ampara District on Christmas eve. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3pqCOOn https://ift.tt/3subErT

Former Sri Lankan minister Gunaratne Weerakoon has passed away at the age of 74. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32xJ0eC https://ift.tt/3JjR7Mw

Civil society organisations in Sri Lanka have expressed concern over the newly appointed Chairman of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission, while also reiterating that the composition of the commission needs to ensure representation of minorities. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/32yzyrc https://ift.tt/32uOMgW

Sri Lanka has registered more than 150,000 tourist arrivals so far this year, as the number peaked after over 47,000 people landed in the island nation in the first 20 days of December, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3JbwnXr https://ift.tt/3yXiUgW

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is on a two-day spiritual visit to India, on Friday offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala in India s Andhra Pradesh along with his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3Friimt https://ift.tt/32pCtmr

Mr. Vikum Athula Kaluarachchi has been appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal, the President s Media Division (PMD) said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3yTJRSI https://ift.tt/3mvXv9D

At least 37 people have been killed and about 100 others injured after a packed ferry caught fire in southern Bangladesh, local officials say. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3Fus0Vc https://ift.tt/3sxdJ6y

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) set a new record today (December 24) as the All Share Price Index (ASPI) surpassed 12,000 points for the first time in history. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3swW4f5 https://ift.tt/3sB1oOv

A poultry farm located at the Pallegama area in Pannala has been gutted in a fire that erupted at around 3.00 a.m. this morning (December 24). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EwxP3a https://ift.tt/3FpQKOf

Foreign Minister Prof. G. L Peiris has met the newly appointed envoys representing 17 countries at the Foreign Ministry on 22 December. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3H7urNJ https://ift.tt/3eiimZM

A powerful explosion at a court building in Ludhiana, a city in India s northern Punjab state, killed at least two people and wounded two others, according to police. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EhzJV2 https://ift.tt/3pnMVDA

The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 21 more coronavirus-related deaths for December 22, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 14,832. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3ejeMyt https://ift.tt/32A82K8

The Ministry of Health says 301 more COVID-19 patients in total were discharged from medical care today (December 23) as they have recovered from the virus infection. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3pmfxNt https://ift.tt/32u9oWy

Station masters have decided to refrain from issuing train tickets from midnight today (December 23) as their issues remain unresolved. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3pmXGWU https://ift.tt/32j8V9S