02 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed on Wednesday (25), raising Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 death toll to 96, said the Director General of Health Services. The details of the two people who died of COVID-19 are as follows : 01. A 45-year-old female from Colombo 12 who passed away on the 23rd of November [11/25/2020] …
The Lebanese currency lost 81% of its value, and the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020 compounded by one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in the world which hit the Beirut port in August has led to a serious economic crisis. As a result, the majority of the population can no longer afford [11/25/2020] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Opposition parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara has accused the government of cracking the whip on media outlets that are critical of their administration. Journalists have been barred from covering parliamentary sittings from the legislature, Nanayakkara said during a parliamentary debate on Wednesday. He claimed that the government has halted investigations into the crimes committed against [11/25/2020] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Opposition parliamentarian Harin Fernando has called upon the people to stand up against injustice and the tampering of democracy in the country. Regardless of the passage of the 20th amendment, the people must stand up against injustice and unfairness, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya lawmaker said on Wednesday. He observed that individuals charged with [11/25/2020] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Eleven divisional secretaries have been transferred on disciplinary grounds, defence secretary Kamal Gunaratne has said. He made these remarks at a conference of district secretaries at the auditorium of the State Ministry of Defense, Home Affairs and Disaster Management. The defence secretary stressed that officials should pay special attention to deforestation as it had [11/25/2020] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Legal action is yet to be taken over several investigations including the origin of the second wave of COVID-19 infections, a Sinhale United National Front member has said. In a media briefing, Chanaka Bandara, the national organizer of the movement pointed out that the media has made the public aware of certain matters that [11/25/2020] …
COLOMBO (News1st): The UN human rights resolution 30/1 infringed the people’s sovereignty and violated the constitution, foreign minister Dinesh Gunawardana said Wednesday. He made these remarks during a parliamentary debate on the 2021 budget while justifying the current government’s decision to withdraw from the resolution. Gunawardana cited the government’s commitment to safeguarding the people’s mandate [11/25/2020] …
04 golden caskets were discovered during an excavation at the Southern Vestibule of the Deegavapi Stupa in Ampara on Wednesday (25). The Department of Archaeology said this is the single largest discovery of golden caskets discovered during an excavation in Sri Lanka. Personnel from the Department of Archaeology involved in the renovations [11/25/2020] …
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 pandemic level is at Level-3, the Task Force of the National Operation Center for the Prevention of the COVID-19 Outbreak was informed on Tuesday (25). According to the website of the Sri Lanka Army, the Task Force closely reviewed the status quo, new developments, and emergency measures in the face [11/25/2020] …
The isolation status of the Bandaragama Police Division and the Kirimanthudawa Grama Seva Division were lifted on Wednesday (25) evening, said the Department of Government Information. However, the following Grama Seva Divisions were placed in isolation with immediate effect. Bandaragama Police Division : 01. Atalugama East Grama Niladhari Division 02. Epitamulla Grama [11/25/2020] …
