COLOMBO (News 1st); 32 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed for Sunday (04), said the Director-General of Health Services on Monday (05). ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has established ‘Regional Learning Centres’ (RLCs) for students who are unable to engage in online education activities. Due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic in the country, school education is currently being carried out through online platforms. 2,096 ‘Region...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Tests have revealed that Thor, the lion at the Dehiwala Zoo was infected with the Alpha COVID variant. Tests were carried out by the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Thor was brought to Sri Lanka from South Korea in 2...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna is to consult other affiliated parties with regard to reaching a decision on the motion of NO-CONFIDENCE against Minister Udaya Gammanpila. Attorney-at-Law Sagara Kariyawasa, the General Secretary of the party said the SLPP is yet to decide on w...

COLOMBO (News 1st); 15 trade unions attached to the health sector are currently on strike citing 14 demands. These trade unions represent laboratory technicians, radiologists, pharmacists as well as public health inspectors. The Joint Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine last week ...