COLOMBO (News 1st): The process of detecting COVID-19 positive patients collapsed in the recent past due to the failure to maintain the rate of PCR tests at a constant level, The Public Health Inspectors' Union of Sri Lanka (PHI) said on Friday (Apr. 23). "Despite the respective authorities being...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has taken steps to reserve seven high-end star-rated hotels for quarantine purposes of Sri Lankan migrant workers returning to the country. Only employees registered with the Foreign Employment Bureau are entitled to undergo q...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The upcoming month is a very decisive period given the conduct of the citizens during the New Year season, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva, the Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said on Wednesday (Apr. 21). "The entire n...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lankans who return to the country after being vaccinated with both doses of the COVID-19 jab, are permitted to enter the society if they return negative results for the PCR test conducted upon arrival, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva, the Head of the National Operation...

COLOMBO (News1st): The DNA tests confirmed the identity of the charred remains discovered inside a car in Kohuwala on 10th March 2021, and the victim was NOT a COVID-19 patient, Sri Lanka Police said on Monday (Mar. 15). "Upon obtaining samples from the victim and the parents of the suspected ind...