Category: Local News

The captain of the ill-fated MT New Diamond Crude Oil Tanker was fined Rs. 12 Million by Colombo High Court Judge Dhammika Ganepola on Wednesday (14).

Sri Lanka and China on Wednesday (14) signed a supplementary agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on water research and technology cooperation, aimed at providing clean drinking water to several areas of the island country, a statement from the Chinese Embassy to Sri Lanka said.

Quarantine curfew will be imposed in Katunayake police area with effect from 5.00 am tomorrow until further notice, the Government Information Department said.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 14 October 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

Six CID teams are still looking for MP Rishad Bathiudeen to arrest him. The teams did not find him at his homes in Colombo and Mannar, says police media spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana.

Popular Tamil cinema actor Vijay Sethupathi (“96”) is set to star as iconic Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan in upcoming biopic “800.”

Cabinet this week approved the State Trading Corporation (STC) and Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) to import 6,000 metric tons of Basmati rice annually under the provision of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has dispatched 06 police teams to arrest MP Rishad Bathiudeen, the Police Spokesperson said.

Import tax on dhal, canned fish, Big Onions and sugar was lifted from today considering the cost of living and hardships faced by the people due to COVID-19, Presidential Media Unit said.

Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage on Tuesday (13) said the Criminal Investigations Department does not need a warrant from a court in order to arrest MP Rishad Bathiudeen and two others, based on the nature of the charges filed against them.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 13 October 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

A special investigation has been launched pertaining to the alleged incident in which a 21-year-old arrested by the Pugoda Police on Sunday night fell ill while in custody and died upon admission to the Ragama Hospital.

The Government is prepared to make changes to the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution in accordance with Supreme Court recommendations, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Chairman and Parliamentarian Prof. G.L. Peiris said yesterday.

Health Ministry Spokesman and Medical Research Institute Deputy Director Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara yesterday told the media that Sri Lanka is in a position to battle the new COVID-19 cluster and to contain outbreaks of the virus in occupational settings.

The head of the World Health Organization has warned against deliberately allowing coronavirus to spread in the hope of achieving so-called herd immunity, saying the idea is unethical.

The Police has requested the public to maintain a log of places they visit either on a mobile phone or in a notebook in the event it is required in future.