Sri Lanka Army says that the administering of the Pfizer vaccine has not been officially handed over to the military following a leading medical professionals’ association expressing strong opposition with regard to handing it over to the military.

Tamil mothers who commemorated the International Day Against Disappearances, remembering those who went missing 12 years ago, have protested against the Sri Lankan government as well as the United Nations for failing to find their loved ones.

The United States donated over 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Government of the United States were delivered by the COVAX Facility to Sri Lanka on Saturday (07).

Mangala was loved by many, but disliked by some. There were many who disagreed with his liberal views, but he welcomed a conversation instead of striking fear.

I penned these lines on a man whom I truly believed in even if I had met him only thrice.

In the backdrop of nearly 2000 health care workers, including doctors across the island contracting Covid-19, it is learnt that the health sector is being provided with substandard Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) sets.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on the government to extend the current lockdown.

I am unable to address late Mangala Samaraweera, other than comrade.

Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) planning to work in collaboration with the Rajapaksa government have lost their hopes after the government had taken steps to draft legislations to monitor NGOs’ finances.

News circulating on social media stating that former minister Mangala Samaraweera has passed away are false, hospital sources confirmed.