Maldives is engaged in talks with the government to facilitate Islamic funeral rites in the island nation for the Sri Lankan Muslims succumbing to COVID-19 following a special request from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid said today.

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During special operations conducted in the past couple of weeks, the Navy managed to seize over 3538kg of dried turmeric attempted to be smuggled into the country and apprehend seven suspects including three Indian nationals.

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Two females (aged 62 and 71) from Colombo 10 and Wattala and a 76-year-old male from Matale have died from COVID-related pneumonia, Health Services Director General has confirmed.

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Mayura Place in Wellawatte police division has been declared as an isolated area from 5 a.

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Randiya Uyana, Methsandha Uyana, Mihijaya Sevana government housing schemes in Modera, Colombo 15, Muwadora Uyana and Samagipura housing schemes in Grandpass, Colombo 14 and Mihindu Sethpura Uyana housing scheme in Dematagoda, Colombo 9 were declared free from isolation from Saturday(12), Head of National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Lt.

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The government said it is disappointed with the downgrading rating action by S & P Global Ratings (S&P) at a time when the Parliament of Sri Lanka has just passed, with an overwhelming majority, the new Government’s first full-year Budget for 2021, which laid out a carefully crafted medium term policy framework, alongside a novel orientation for a solid recovery of the economy in the period ahead.

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Forty two (42) out of 45 schools in Kandy city limits that were temporarily closed due to COVID related health concerns will re-open on Monday (14), Central province Governor Lalith U.

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A group of 272 stranded Sri Lankans in Malaysia who had registered with the Sri Lankan High Commission and expressed their desire to return to Sri Lanka in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic were repatriated this week by Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 315, according to the Foreign Ministry.

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Two deaths were reported from Colombo 2 and Weligama by Thursday (10) night increasing the number of deaths from the virus to 146, Director General of Health Services confirmed.

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The Committee on Parliamentary Business decided that Parliament sittings will commence from January 5 next year It was decided to conduct a meeting of the Committee on Parliament Business prior to January 5 to take a decision on business to be debated.

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The Third Reading of the Appropriation (2021) Bill was passed by the House today, which brought an end to the Committee Stage Debate.

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Fifteen Tamil Parliamentarians representing Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Tamil National Peoples' Front (TNPF) signed a petition calling for the release of Tamil political prisoners detained under Prevention of Terrorisom Act (PTA) for years.

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