: A seven-year-old girl and a one-year-old girl were killed in a road accident involving a motorcycle on Friday night (Dec. 04) in the Egodauyana police area along the Panadura-Moratuwa road, Sri Lanka Police said. According to Police Spokesperson – DIG Ajith Rohana, the expectant mother of the two children, aged 23-years who [12/5/2020] …
: The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in the country has exceeded the 20,000 marks after 652 patients were discharged today (Dec. 05) following complete recovery, the Ministry of Health said. According to the Epidemiology Unit at the Ministry of Health, the total number of recoveries in the country now stands at [12/5/2020] …
: Another minor tremor was reported in Digana, Kandy at around 5:41 on Saturday (Dec. 05), and it was recorded at the Pallekele and Maradankadawala seismic centres as minor tremors, the Geological Survey & Mines Bureau noted. The magnitude of the tremor was recorded close to 2.0 on the Richter scale. According to [12/5/2020] …
: Three people were arrested in connection with money laundering via the social media platform Facebook, Sri Lanka Police said on Saturday (Dec. 05). The arrests were made following a joint investigation conducted by Narammala and Nittambuwa police stations. According to Police, the suspects had hacked into the accounts of Facebook users and [12/5/2020] …
: Prasanna Shamal Senarath has been appointed as the General-Secretary of the United National Party, the party said on Saturday (Dec. 05). The post was made vacant following the resignation of Akila Viraj Kariyawasam. Prasanna Shamal Senarath has served as the Opposition Leader of the North Western Provincial Council and he obtained his letter of [12/5/2020] …
: Minister of Public Security, Rear Admiral (Retd) Dr. Sarath Weerasekara will meet with the Attorney General on Monday (Dec. 07) to request for legal action against those involved in the 2019 April 21st attacks, be expedited. The Minister made this statement on Saturday (Dec. 05) while participating at the Committee Stage Debate [12/5/2020] …
: A total of 70,135 people were affected by the inclement weather experienced in the North and East as a result of Cyclone Burevi, the Disaster Management Centre said on Saturday (Dec. 05). In its latest situation report, the DMC said 10,604 people are currently located at 58 relief centres. As of Saturday [12/5/2020] …
Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera, said a special program to protect the cleanliness of 103 rivers island wide will commence in January under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He said so while addressing the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Environment held in Parliament on Thursday (03), reported the official Facebook page of [12/5/2020] …
COLOMBO (News1st): The spread of COVID-19 may aggravate if the public movement is not restricted during this month’s festive season, health officials have warned. The guidelines issued by authorities to combat the pandemic must be followed at all times, the health ministry’s deputy director-general Dr. Hemantha Herath said. He cited the failure to abide by [12/5/2020] …
Colombo (News1st): The public concourse area at the departure terminal of the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) is open for visitors with effect from 09.00 a.m. Saturday, 05th December, 2020. Passengers are advised to bring only one visitor per passenger to the public lounge. Further, visitors are advised to adhere to the health practices and [12/5/2020] …
