Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage granted bail

Shani Abeysekera to undergo angiogram

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department Shani Abeysekera was transferred to the National Hospital in Colombo today. Prisons Department Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake told Colombo Gazette that Abeysekera will undergo an angiogram at the National Hospital. Shani Abeysekara was transferred from the National Institute for Infectious Diseases (IDH) in Mulleriyawa to the National Hospital this morning. Ekanayake further said Abeysekera who was earlier infected w

22 Dec, 2020

UN to help Sri Lanka obtain Covid vaccine via COVAX

The United Nations (UN) is to help Sri Lanka obtain the coronavirus vaccine via COVAX. COVAX is a global initiative aimed at working with vaccine manufacturers to provide countries worldwide equitable access to safe and effective vaccines, once they are licensed and approved. The UN Resident Coordinator to Sri Lanka?Hanaa Singer?met Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today to discuss the UN’s critical support to the Government’s pandemic response, the UN office in Colombo said. The discussions

22 Dec, 2020

Sri Lanka to re-introduce conditional repatriation

Sri Lanka has decided to continue with the existing procedure of obtaining prior approval from the Foreign Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority for all inbound travellers to Sri Lanka. The Foreign Ministry said that the decision has been taken in the wake of the discovery of a fast spreading new strain of the coronavirus in certain countries. The revised guidelines on repatriation will be issued once the situation has been reappraised. Sri Lanka is on alert over the new coronavirus strai

22 Dec, 2020