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- Cabinet nods to develop sports schools in Sri Lanka December 1, 2020The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for several proposals for the upliftment of sports schools and sports scholarships in the country. MORE..
- Mahara Prison riot- Another inmate dies, 12 more test Covid-19 positive December 1, 2020Another inmate, who was hospitalized following the unrest at Mahara Prison on Sunday (29), has succumbed to injuries, taking the death toll from the incident to 09. MORE..
- Uptick in daily coronavirus cases from Gampaha December 1, 2020Sri Lanka s Covid-19 figures soared on Monday (29), as 503 persons were tested positive for the virus. MORE..
- More Sri Lankans return from Middle East, Europe December 1, 2020Another host of Sri Lankans stranded in the Middle East and Europe has been repatriated today (December 01). MORE..
- Depression over south-east Bay of Bengal to intensify into cyclonic storm December 1, 2020The Department of Meteorology says the Depression over the south-east Bay of Bengal, which laid centred 590 km east and southeast to Trincomalee at 11.30 pm yesterday (30), is very likely to intensify into a deep depression during next six hours and likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 12 hours. […]
- Mahara Prison riot- 107 inmates, 02 prison officials hospitalized in total December 1, 2020A total of 109 injured persons have been hospitalized so far following the unrest at the Mahara Prison, says the Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana. MORE..
