Measures have been taken to isolate several Grama Niladhari Divisions with immediate effect from today. Army Commander Shavendra Silva stated that these steps were taken to control the current corona situation. The isolated areas as follows
Strict travel restrictions will be imposed
Measures have been taken to relax the strict travel restrictions that were in effect across the country at 4 am this morning. However, inter-provincial travel has been suspended and shop opening in the Western Province have been restricted with the… Read More
Vasudeva Nanayakkara has been hospitalized.
Water Supply and Drainage Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara have been hospitalized. According to the media reports that he has been admitted to the hospital to receive treatment for a heart attack. The minister has been admitted to a private hospital in… Read More
The Presidential pardon for Duminda Silva cannot be approved – The US Ambassador to Colombo
The Presidential pardon for those arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act can be approved, the pardon of a person convicted of murder cannot be approved, The US Ambassador to Colombo has said. He is commenting on the release of… Read More
New corona cluster occur from Mawanella
About 78 out of 100 PCR tests in the Mawanella area have been identified as infected,MP Kabir Hashim said. He also alleged that a cluster of more than 700 infected people had been identified in the area. However, the Divisional… Read More
Another 07 Grama Niladhari Divisions have been isolated with immediate effect
Another 07 Grama Niladhari Divisions have been isolated from 6 this morning. Army Commander Shavendra Silva said the move was aimed at curbing the spread of corona infections. The Grama Niladhari Divisions that have been closed down are as follows.
The martial art Angampora will be uplift as a sport – Namal Rajapaksa
Namal Rajapaksa, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs states that he hopes to uplift the martial art of Angampora as a sport and promote it throughout the country and the world. He also says that the ‘Angampora’ martial art of… Read More
Basil Rajapaksa has returned to Sri Lanka.
The National Organizer of the Sri Lanka People’s Front, former Minister Basil Rajapaksahas returned to Sri Lanka. He has been on a private visit to the United States for more than a month. Several backbenchers of the Sri Lanka People’s… Read More
Former parliamentarian Duminda Silva has been released on a presidential pardon.
Duminda Silva, who was pardoned by the President, had recently been released from prison,Prison media spokesman Chandana Ekanayake confirmed. He was sentenced to death by the High Court in September 2016 for the murder of former parliamentarian Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.
Will Duminda Silva Release today?
Former parliamentarian Duminda Silva, who has been jailed since 2016, is likely to be released today (24) following a Presidential pardon. According to the Dilitha Jayaweera owned ‘The Morning’, legal sources have said that the necessary arrangements for the release… Read More