The Crimes OIC of the Colpetty Police, Chief Inspector Nilantha had passed away following a sudden illness upon admission to the National Hospital in Colombo, said Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana on Thursday (26). The Chief Inspector had gone to Galle Face Green on Thursday (26) morning for regular exercises and thereafter had [11/26/2020] …
On Wednesday (25), a total of 502 people were confirmed positive to COVID-19. Among them, are 262 from Colombo district, 46 from Kalutara district, and 90 from Gampaha district, stated the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO). By 6.00 Thursday morning (26), the total number of COVID-19 positive cases [11/26/2020] …
A new Cabinet Minister and State Minister took oaths in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (26) morning. Rear Admiral (Retired) Sarath Weerasekara took oaths as the Minister of Public Security, said the President’s Media Division. Chamal Rajapaksa took oaths as the State Minister of State Security, Home Affairs and [11/26/2020] …
: The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau has said that more than 40,000 migrant workers are expected to arrive in the island. Nearly 20,000 people have already arrived in the country, its Deputy General Manager Mangala Randeniya said. At least 67 Sri Lankan migrant workers stranded overseas have died due to COVID 19, [11/26/2020] …
Raising concerns into widespread illegal forest resources degradation, Defence Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said, attention into deforestation is imperative and it is vital to identify such attempts before logging. He said, “The President has alerted Tri-Forces and Police to thwart such attempts and therefore it would be monitored using aerial assets [11/26/2020] …
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] …
