Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s ban on all types of non-degradable lunch sheets will be implemented from today (August 01) onwards.

Despite close to 250 people dying from COVID-19 this week and daily COVID positive cases exceeding 2,000 during the past few days, the Government is determined to fully resume public services from tomorrow in a move that will bring thousands of state sector employees to Colombo and its suburbs via public transport.

Matale District SLPP MP Rohana Dissanayake has submitted a private member’s motion seeking parliamentary approval for a nationwide project to capture and sterilise stray monkeys.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to conduct an island wide survey on those who have not obtained any vaccine against COVID-19.

All localities in Sri Lanka that were placed under isolation have now been released from the orders, the Army Commander General Shavendra Silva says.

Veteran actress Hyacinth Wijeratne has passed away in a motor accident that took place last night (July 30).

The government has decided to call all employees of public service back to duty from August 02 (Monday), subject to COVID-19 health guidelines.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (July 30) released former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena from the charges in 08 cases filed against him by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

A man was arrested with 40 kg of heroin which has a street value of Rs. 400 million during a raid at Rerukana in Bandaragama early this morning (July 30).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka has informed all passenger Airlines regarding a set of new guidelines to be followed when landing in Sri Lanka from August 1.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader, R. Sampanthan had written to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, objecting to the appointment of Sinhala government officers to the Northern Province, former TNA MP Mavai Senathirajah told journalists on Wednesday (28).

Senior DIG (Attorney-at-Law) Ajith Rohana who is in charge of the Crimes and Traffic Division and also served as the Police Spokesperson was appointed as Director of the National Child Protection Authority.

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) has decided to make COVID vaccine cards compulsory for inter provincial travelling from August 1.

The dedicated COVID-19 wards and the ICU at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children were almost full, hospital Director, Dr. G. Wijesuriya said yesterday.

A 41-year-old woman has been arrested for operating five bank accounts and allegedly involved in drug trafficking.

A three-member panel of Experts appointed today (28) to conduct the second postmortem of the death of Jude Kumar Ishalini, the 16-year-old girl who was employed as a domestic servant at former minister Rishad Bathiudeen’s residence, Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said.