Research is underway on the possibility of mixing Covid-19 vaccines, State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and Covid Disease Control Sudarshani Fernandopulle said.

The spouse of former minister and ACMC Leader Rishad Bathiudeen, who is currently held in custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) under detention orders over alleged links to the East Sunday attacks has appealed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to release the detained MP and his brother.

Several high profile professionals from the private sector who joined the public sector to head state institutions due to a request made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa have decided to resign from their posts, reliable sources confirmed to 'Lanka Leader.'

The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed its deep concerns regarding the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) which allows the state to arbitrarily detain Muslims.

Sri Lanka Police has refuted rumours of imposing an island wide curfew until May 17 due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation.

Sri Lanka’s edible oil market (coconut and palm oil) is about to crash following the import restrictions imposed by the government after the detection of Aflatoxin, a carcinogenic substance, triggering a severe shortage due to political and bureaucratic bungling, industry leaders warned.

At a time when Sri Lanka is grappling with a surging pandemic, it is the responsibility of all parties to work together as a nation to overcome any challenges, eliminating all forms of racial, religious and political divisions, the Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuriya said.

The United National Party (UNP) is deeply concerned by the reports of the arrest of an individual allegedly involved in the recent honking of car horns at the vehicular convoy of a VIP.

Amnesty International has launched an online petition to exert pressure on the Sri Lanka government to drop charges against two civil society activists that were taken into custody under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) last year.

Facebook has partnered with the Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) of the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka to announce a campaign to help people get vaccinated and increase vaccination intent as access to the COVID-19 vaccine expands in the country.