Pakistan foils bid to smuggle heroin to Sri Lanka

Red alert issued for dengue

The National Dengue Control Unit has warned of an increase in the number of patients diagnosed with dengue due to the rainy weather experienced in various districts. The entomological surveys expect a high number of dengue cases in the latter part of this year in comparison to the beginning of the year. The National Dengue Control unit said 50% of locations in and around the Colombo Municipality have been identified as grounds conducive for the breeding of dengue mosquitoes. The current situa

28 Jul, 2020

Government claims Central Cultural Fund grossly misused

The Committee appointed to probe financial malpractices in the Central Cultural Fund between 2016- 2019 has reported over Rs. 11 billion had been misused from the Fund. The Committee handed over the report on its findings to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today. The Prime Minister in his capacity as the Minister of Buddhasasana, Cultural, and Religious Affairs appointed the Committee consisting of former High Court Judge Gamini Sarath Edirisinghe, former Cabinet Secretary Gotabhaya Jayaratne

28 Jul, 2020

Arrivals, inmates at Senapura among latest coronavirus patients

Sri Lanka detected 23 new coronavirus patients during the 24 hours ending at 6am today, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said. This included 17 inmates at the?Senapura rehabilitation center and six arrivals. NOCPCO said that the arrivals who had contracted the virus included five from Qatar and one from Saudi Arabia. The total number of coronavirus patients detected in Sri Lanka so far stood at 2805. (Colombo Gazette)

28 Jul, 2020