Category: LOCAL

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Hu Wei, Chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has said that at a time Sri Lanka is faced with two “arduous tasks” of combating the COVID-19 epidemic and reviving the economy, Chinese banks and other enterprises are providing strong support for the country’s economic recovery via financial, investment and other channels.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing Sri Lanka’s infections tally to 1,319 as of 11.30 pm on Tuesday (26).

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Thondaman passed away today. He was 55 years old.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The Police say the curfew in Colombo has been relaxed but no approval has yet been given to reopen movie theaters.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – A group of Sri Lankans stranded in Qatar were brought back to the island today (Wednesday) on a special SriLankan Airlines flight.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Four more COVID-19 positive patients reported increasing the total number of cases in the country, the Ministry of Health stated.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that the Islamic brotherhood existed in the Sri Lankan society since ancient times should never be harmed due to acts of a small number of extremists.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Muslims in Sri Lanka will celebrate the Ramazan festival today (Sunday) as the new moon has been sighted, the Colombo Grand Mosque said yesterday(23).

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The new High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka H.E. Gopal Baglay visited the prominent Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo Yesterday (23) morning to pray to Lord Buddha for health, peace and prosperity of the people of Sri Lanka and India and their friendship and cooperation.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The curfew imposed in Sri Lanka since March 20 will be relaxed from Tuesday May 26th, the President’s Media Division (PMD) announced.