Sri Lanka's vaccination drive against COVID-19 kicked off today at several key hospitals in the Western Province.
Frontline health workers and triforces personnel were the first to recieve the Oxford AstraZeneca COVISHIELD vaccine this morning.
The doses that they received were part of a consignment of 500, 000 doses of the vaccine that was gifted to Sri Lanka yesterday by the Indian Government.
Following are images of frontline health workers and military personnel being administered the vaccine at Panagoda Military Hospital, Homagama Base Hospital and the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital today.
Pix by Indika Handuwala and M.D. Nissanka
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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