The risk of a community spread of the corona virus has resulted in the Police instructing all mobile delivery agents such as individual vendors and those attached to grocery and food outlets to follow strict preventative measures or face...
The Constitutional Council is scheduled to meet tomorrow, April 23 says a press release from the Parliamentary Media Division.
Counterpoint understands that the meeting has been called to discuss the performance of the Independent Commissions.
In recent months, the Police Services...
Ending days of speculation, the Election Commission is stating that parliamentary elections will be held on June 20 this year.
Parliament was dissolved on March 2, and the election was scheduled for April 25th. However, with the spread of COVID-19,...
The curfew which was scheduled to be lifted on April 22 in the Colombo, Kalutara, Gampaha and Puttalam districts has been extended to April 27 with a spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases these past two days.
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The government has released a set of guidelines to be adhered to by public officers when they resume work the week starting April 20.
This follows the lifting of the curfew in some areas of the country, which has been...
A study group appointed by the Pathfinder Foundation is to prepare a set of action-oriented recommendations to help steer the Sri Lankan economy into the post COVID-19 era.
Chaired by Pathfinder Senior Fellow and former Governor of the Central Bank,...
Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is calling on the government, opposition and all other stakeholders to put aside political differences and avert a constitutional crisis, which he terms a third crisis, the country can ill-afford at this time. Like almost...
University students and lecturers are opposing the decision made by the government to re- open state-run-universities next month.’
The protest comes following the announcement made by the University Grants Commission (UGC) that universities will reopen in three stages. On 04...
Nineteen districts will have the curfew lifted in their areas for 10 hours, starting at 6 a.m. tomorrow, April 16th. It will be re-imposed at 4 p.m. and will be in effect until Monday, April 20th according to a...
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is seeking clarification from the government of Sri Lanka regarding the latter’s most recent Gazette notification which excludes burial for those who succumb to the Corona Virus.
Addressed to...
The number of COVID-19 positive patients increased to 214 today, April 13th, with the 4 newest cases reported being from the Beruwela area.
Quoting the Director General of Health Services, Dr. Anil Jasinghe, a media release from the Department of...
The Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services has decided to launch an aggressive campaign in detecting COVID-19 patients by expanding the testing process.
According to a communique dated April 7, 2020, several more persons identified under various categories will...
