The United National Party has changed its mind and has decided not to attend the meeting called by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, of the 225 former members of the 2015 Parliament. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 4th.
Releasing...
Police Media spokesperson, DIG Ajith Rohana states that currently only 4 of the 31 COVID -19 clusters are active, of which only one is fully active.
Speaking at the daily media briefing, he warned that the public must be wary...
The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) is alleging that frontline workers and security personnel involved in combating the spread of COVID-19 are not adequately protected from contracting the virus.
Releasing a media statement today, April 29th, the GMOA states that...
Predicting that there will be no more COVID-19 clusters or expansion of existing clusters is impossible, says the Director General of Health Services, Dr. Anil Jasinghe.
Issuing a statement today, April 29th, Dr. Jasinghe says that contact tracing of Navy...
The number of COVID-19 positive patients was reported as 588, with 65 new cases recorded on April 27th, according to the Health Promotions Bureau. This is the highest number recorded in a day in the country.
Meanwhile, it was reported...
With the steady rise of COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka, opposition political parties and alliances are calling on the President to re-summon parliament and jointly combat the spread of the disease.
Releasing a joint a statement today, April 27th, the...
All leave for Tri-forces personnel have been cancelled with immediate effect and until further notice, Army Commander Shavendra Silva announced on April 26, 2020. This includes short-passes. Therefore, all those service personnel currently on leave have been requested to...
The island-wide curfew will be relaxed on Monday April 27th at 5 a.m., except in the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Puttalam, which will remain under curfew till 5 a.m. on May 4th.
A release from the Presidential Secretariat...
Muslims around the world begin the Holy Season of Ramadan on April 25th, while most countries battle the spread of COVID -19. And like the Christians who followed virtual services on-line or via television during the 40 day long...
Sixty five sailors all from the Welisara Navy Camp have been confirmed as infected by COVID-19. While thirty of them were identified on April 23, the others were confirmed yesterday, April 24th. With 17 other patients also testing positive...
All Navy personnel attached to the Welisara Navy Camp, and on leave, have been requested to return to Base to undergo Polymerase Chain Reaction ( PCR) testing, following 30 of their colleagues testing positive for the Corona virus, Army...
A group of 117 individuals and six institutions that handle human rights issues is calling on the Chief Justice to take note of the alleged interference by law enforcement officers in the ‘right of an officer of the Supreme...
