The Indian High Commission in Colombo has rejected the allegations made against the Indian Navy over an alleged attack on Sri Lankan fishermen in the high seas. Media reports on 17 June stating that a group of Sri Lankan fishermen were attacked physically by the Indian Navy are blatantly false., said a [6/18/2021] …
Sri Lanka recorded 2,372 COVID-19 cases on Thursday (17). 2,361 of these cases were from the Post-New Year Cluster and the remaining 11 cases were those who tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from overseas. [6/18/2021] …
: The Government Analyst’s Department is currently conducting investigations with regard to the dead sea turtles and other marine creatures that washed ashore along the country’s coastal line in recent days. Various sea creatures including dolphins and more than 40 dead sea turtles have washed ashore since, the MV X-PRESS PEARL disaster. Through [6/18/2021] …
: A discussion will be held with the Indian Government, with regard to the incident where a group of Sri Lankan fishermen was allegedly attacked by the Indian Navy, the Ministry of Fisheries said. The discussion will be held on friendly grounds and the alleged attack should be investigated prior to the discussion, [6/18/2021] …
: The State Ministry of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurveda Hospitals Development and Community Health has taken to obtain 28 Ayurvedic Hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients. The hospitals include the Borella, Navinna, Hambantota, and Kaithadi-Jaffna Ayurveda Hospitals that come under the purview of the Central Government, Geethamani Karunaratne, the Secretary to the [6/18/2021] …
: Sri Lanka Police arrested a record 1,390 people for the violation of quarantine regulations such as wearing face masks and maintaining social distances in a 24-hour window that ended on Friday morning (Jun. 18). Accordingly, 38,311 people have so far been arrested for the violation of quarantine regulations since the 30th of [6/18/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka’s textile industry is at a threat of being affected the most if the country is deprived of GSP+ concessions. Sri Lanka had exported commodities worth 2.08 billion Euros to European Union nations in 2020. Textile exports accounted for 1.08 billion Euros, but recording a sharp drop from 1.2 billion Euros in 2019. [6/17/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka’s unemployment rate for 2020 has hit the highest in more than a decade, standing at 5.5 percent, official data show. A census and statistics department report showed that unemployment in the Hambantota district was the highest, with the figure standing at 7.9 percent. The lowest unemployment rate had been recorded in the [6/17/2021] …
The Gammadda International Leadership Council, set up to support young Sri Lankans and their leadership aspirations, brought in some of Sri Lankas most admired leaders to one single platform- The V-Force Leadership Series, in a ground-breaking online series held during the challenging travel restriction period. The Zoom events conducted over a few weeks saw thousands [6/17/2021] …
Samagi Jana Balavegaya MP Harin Fernando’s Wattala residence was subject to an unannounced search on Thursday (17). Police Officers who visited the MPs residence claimed that they were tipped about gathering masses at the location using buses to conduct a political meeting. Following a discussion with the MP, the police team led [6/17/2021] …
