A burnt-out container ship that has already caused Sri Lanka’s worst maritime environmental disaster was in imminent danger of sinking on Wednesday with several hundred tonnes of oil still in its fuel tanks, the navy said.
The Health Trade Union Confederation (HTUC) comprising over 20 trade unions in the health service will go on a strike tomorrow (3), making 15 demands including safety facilities during the battle against COVID-19 and risk allowances to all health services.
The COVID-19 death toll in Sri Lanka climbed to 1,527 with 43 more deaths being confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today (01), the Government Information Department said.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (01) issued an order preventing the Captain, Chief Engineer, and the Second Chief Engineer of MV X-Press Pearl ship from leaving the country.
The Police will carry out a special investigation on the authenticity of the letters issued by work places requesting employees to report to work during the travel restrictions imposed by the Government, DIG Ajith Rohana yesterday (31) said.
The COVID-19 death toll in Sri Lanka climbed to 1,484 with 43 more deaths being confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today (31), the Government Information Department said.
The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) has decided to appoint party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to the UNP’s National List seat in parliament.
An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) has been transferred for allowing Kurunegala Mayor Thushara Sanjeewa’s birthday celebration at the Kurunegala Police premises, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka says individuals who visited Vietnam during the past 14 days will not be allowed entry to Sri Lanka until further notice.
Italy has extended an entry ban for people from Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh, as a continued precaution against the more transmissible India-dominant variant of the novel coronavirus.
A 55-year-old registrar of marriages from Oluvil has been arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) yesterday (30) for allegedly providing accommodation to Zahran Hashim, the ringleader of the Easter Sunday attacks, and others on several occasions from 2017.
The COVID-19 death toll in Sri Lanka climbed to 1,441 with 36 more deaths being confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today (30), the Government Information Department said.
Sri Lanka is facing its worst beach pollution crisis as tonnes of plastic waste from a burning container ship wash ashore, a senior environment official said Saturday.
