Following discussions with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda and State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid that there would be no restrictions in importing fish and fish products from the Maldives to Lanka.However, Sri Lanka recently imposed a heavy tax of Rs. 302 on a kilogramme of
Arch Sinhala nationalist politician, former senior naval officer Sarath Weerasekara was sworn in as the cabinet Minister of Public Security of Sri Lanka. Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara, RSP, VSV, USP, MP holds the post of State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government also. Under an extraordinary Gazette notification dated November 20, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa established two
Dead bodies of two newborn elephant cubs were recovered from Welikanda area of Polonnaruwa district of Sri Lanka. The deaths are believed happened two days ago. Wildlife officials are investigating whether the dead cubs are twins. Twin birth of elephants is a rare occurrence and such birth reported from Minneriya National Park of Sri Lanka in July 2020. (Source: Lankadeepa Sinhala newspaper)
Sri Lanka government sources say that plans are underway to remove the curfew imposed in parts of the island and to reopen the country with strict quarantine regulations.Meanwhile, government sources said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had been against the quarantine curfews imposed in parts of the country. However, the curfew had been approved by him because of the pressure mainly from the
An SUV vehicle that crashed into Nanda motors building in Colombo yesterday damaging the building several vehicles in the showroom had been driven by a daughter of a senior police officer, reports say. The same police officer's son reportedly drove a Defender over the traffic OIC of Borella police station, Ananda Sagara Sarathchandra in February 2019 and fled. The severely injured police officer
Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Union secretary Anton Marcus said that the attempt of some employers of the private sector to cut the October salary of the employees was illegal. Marcus said that he had received complaints from the employees that some companies had decided to pay either Rs. 14,500 or the half-month salary if it was higher ...
The death of a prisoner in Monaragala Prison of Sri Lanka's Uva Province is suspected a result of an attack by prison officials. Lana C News, a website close to the government, quoted Commissioner of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya who said the prisoner had earlier attacked a prison guard. The website further reported that two prison officials had assaulted the deceased.
Sri Lanka government earned Rs. 11.8 billion tax revenue from Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) which is 176% above the net profit of the company.SLT, a telecommunication service provider public and private partnership, has recorded 35% growth, Rs. 67.2 million income and Rs. 6.7 net profit in the first nine months of 2020, performing brilliantly amidst COVID-19 pandemic, the company said in an advertorial
Sri Lanka Police Media Spokesman Deputy Inspector General of Police Ajith Rohana said that a group of thieves who appeared as Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) had robbed a house in Kettapahuwa, Maho in the North Western Province. The incident had taken place in the afternoon around 3.30 p.m. The robbers appearing as PHIs gave tablets to the residents of the house saying they would take samples
Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights is the theme of Human Rights Day 2020. "This year’s Human Rights Day theme relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and focuses on the need to build back better by ensuring Human Rights are central to recovery efforts. We will reach our common global goals only if we are able to create equal opportunities ...
Sri Lankan cricket veteran Asanka Gurusinha who was a key player in the World Cup-winning team in 1996, will be appointed from December 1st, 2020 as the head coach and high-performance manager of Nigeria, Nigeria Cricket Federation announced. Gurusingha, 54, has an 11-year international career, playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's major opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) accused that the government was trying to quit from the responsibility of COVID-19 pushing the people into trouble while four deaths had been reported today by the time the press conference was held. Addressing a press conference held today SJB Puttalm district MP Hector Appuhamy questioned what the government could deliver to the people
The secretary of Ethera Api organization of Sri Lanka, Lakshman Nipunaarachchi said that about 150,000 Sri Lankans had not received the benefits of Cypress Social Security Fund. He pointed out that 7.5% of the workers' salary and 7.5% from the employer are contributed to this fund. Thus, 15% of the workers' monthly salary was deposited in this fund but the employees have ...
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's elder brother and Minister Chamal Rajapaksa said to media that the cabinet had approved providing a suitable place to bury the dead bodies of Muslim persons who die with COVID-19. The Minister said that the decision had been taken at the last cabinet meeting held on Monday. Meanwhile, Minister Wimal Weerawansa said that the cabinet had discussed the issue
UN Resident Coordinator of Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer welcomed the decision of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) to publish a list of complaints and information regarding missing and disappeared persons received by the OMP. Singer tweeted, "Families grieving for their loved ones for too long deserve answers. The UN welcomes the publication by the @ompsrilanka of the list of complaints ...
Sri Lanka Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi and Army Commander Major General Shavendra Silva have not still responded to the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) trade union action in Sampathnuwara hospital in Welioya in Mullaithivu district. A spokesman of the GMOA told that the trade union action continued. The two medical officers, the doctor in charge of the rental unit and
Sri Lanka Minister of Prison Reforms and Prisoners' Rehabilitation Sudarshani Fernandopulle who is responsible for prison mismanagement in Sri Lanka was given a new title immediately after at least eight prisoners were killed in an incident in Mahara Prison of Sri Lanka. Accordingly, Fernandopulle was sworn in as State Minister of Primary Health Services, Pandemics and COVID Prevention on 30th
Sammy Kandage, a Sri Lanka born players agent, who lives in Melbourne now, has come under heavy scanner for obtaining Sports visa’s by unethical methods for first class cricketers from his motherland to provide them a chance to play club cricket in states like Victoria. Kandage, along with one of his colleague, has been accused for demanding thousands of dollars from the players to help in
Sri Lanka's Director General of Health Services Asela Gunawardane said that the daily cost for PCR testing by the Ministry of Health is Rs. 60 million. The official said that the government bears around Rs. 6,000 per a test for the test alone. Laboratory Technicians' Union Chairman Ravi Kumudesh said that the cost for a test is as high as Rs. 10,000 with safety equipment and other costs. Sri
President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa pardoned a criminal Buddhist monk who had been jailed for life for possessing two T-56 firearms and 210 numbers of live ammunition illegally. Political monk Uwathenne Sumana Thero was charged under the firearm ordinance of Sri Lanka for the offence he committed in 2010, few weeks ahead of the Presidential. By that time, he was a supporter of Sarath