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Two Sri Lanka police officers interdicted after suspect jumps off jeep to death

A sub-inspector and a sergent who made the arrest were interdicted for negligence.

June 7, 2021 1 min read

50,000 Sputnik V first-doses, 15,000 second-doses to arrive in Sri Lanka next week

Sputnik V is unique in that it the two doses carry different formulae.

June 5, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka limits random PCR tests to hospitals, areas with minimum daily cases

“We try to keep daily test numbers at a minimum of 20,000 or between 15,000 and 25,000"

June 4, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka police arrest six more who attended celebrity birthday bash

The spokesman said that one more suspect has yet to be arrested based on information available to the police.

June 4, 2021 1 min read
New COVID-19 clusters detected in Sri Lanka; authorities blame public gatherings

"Most of these are due to public gatherings such as ceremonies, funerals and other events," Gunawardena said.

Schools in Sri Lanka may be shut again if current COVID-19 case trend continues: officials

"Adults must act responsibly as the virus is more likely to transfer from them to children."

Sri Lanka's Welisara Navy base epicentre of the biggest COVID 19 cluster to re-open soon - Defence S...

Sri Lanka’s defence authorities are expressing confidence that they have the largest cluster of COVID 19 patients, whi...

Arjuna Ranawana
June 17, 2020 3 min read

“President’s vision helped us to control COVID” - Kamal Guneratne

The Secretary to the Ministry of Defense Major General Kamal Guneratne is claiming that the combination of the Security ...

June 16, 2020 1 min read

“Cured” COVID patient relapses and is admitted to the IDH

A Kuwait returnee who was declared COVID 19 positive and treated and released from hospital is showing signs of the dise...

June 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka COVID positive number closes in on the two thousand mark as repatriation flights continue

Sri Lanka’s total number of people diagnosed with COVID 19 nudged closer to the two-thousand mark last night as more r...

June 16, 2020 3 min read

SJB accuses govt of halting repatriations to keep COVID 19 numbers low

The Opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) is saying that the government is delaying the repatriation of Sri Lankans ab...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 15, 2020 2 min read

Civil Society organisations say the COVID 19 crisis should not be an excuse for militarization

Civil Society organisations are expressing grave concern regarding the establishment of a spate of Presidential Task For...

June 15, 2020 3 min read

COVID 19 – No crowds allowed to watch or participate at Pereheras in Kandy, Kataragama and other v...

COVID 19 will deal a devastating blow to places like Kandy and Kataragama as crowds are banned from gathering for the ma...

June 13, 2020 2 min read

President warns Bankers he will remove those who do not follow government guidelines and “fall in ...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is saying that the government is facing criticism that the banking system has not passed do...

June 12, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lankan migrant workers stranded in Kuwait anxious to return home

As Sri Lanka eases its lockdown measures, the government has halted the repatriation of migrant workers stranded in the ...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 11, 2020 8 min read

Urgent supplies sent to Lankans in the Maldives - Government

Sri Lanka has dispatched urgent supplies for its citizens in the Maldives who are facing difficulties due to the shortag...

June 11, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka delaying bringing back migrant workers due to shortage of hospital beds – Cabinet Spokes...

The government is saying it has had to delay the process of repatriating Sri Lankans abroad because the capacity of the ...

June 11, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka allows limited worship, tuition classes as new Covid-19 cases go down

Sri Lanka's health authorities have given the go ahead for places of worship to commence activities subject to a limit o...

June 10, 2020 1 min read

Elections in the time of COVID-19; health authorities issue guidelines

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 10, 2020 7 min read

Sri Lanka's sex workers struggle to get by as COVID-19 brings industry to a halt

The global pandemic has brought Sri Lanka's sex work industry to a crashing halt, with some estimates that over 40,000 w...

Himal Kotelawala
June 9, 2020 11 min read
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Sri Lanka refutes UN assertion that it has “clamped down” on freedom of expression over COVID 19

Sri Lanka is raising concern over a press release issued by the United Nations which alleged that the government has cla...

June 9, 2020 3 min read

American diplomat came back to get a PCR test - Foreign Minister

Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena says that the arriving US diplomat who was controversially allowed to exit...

June 8, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's disaster office given masks, Coronavirus clothing by US

The United States has given 48,000 masks, safety goggles and isolation gowns with hoods to Sri Lanka's Disaster Manageme...

June 8, 2020 1 min read

WHO advises the public to wear a mask as Sri Lanka sees a big jump in numbers

The World Health Organisation is updating its stance on wearing masks as a COVID 19 prevention measure the Reuters News ...

June 6, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka makes PCR test at the airport mandatory for all including foreign diplomats

Sri Lanka is setting strict guidelines for all diplomatic personnel entering the country with regard to the prevention o...

June 5, 2020 2 min read

Mahinda predicts Sri Lanka would emerge from COVID "shortly" if we follow guidelines

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that Sri Lanka’s famed hydrological civilization owes its growth to the advent o...

June 5, 2020 2 min read