Ravi leaves for India, will meet Modi for talks

Government calls for calm saying no terrorism threat to Sri Lanka

The Government today called for calm saying there was no terrorism threat to Sri Lanka. Defence Secretary, General Kamal Gunaratne urged the public not to panic saying false propaganda was being spread claiming there was a terrorist threat to Sri Lanka. He said that the Ministry of Defence, the armed forces and other law enforcement agencies have taken steps to establish national security. An updated travel advise on Sri Lanka issued by the US State Department had been used to allege that the

26 May, 2021

50,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine arrive in Sri Lanka

A stock of 50,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka today. The vaccines were ordered by Sri Lanka through the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC). Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella had said recently that the Kandy District will be vaccinated using the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. He said that apart from the 50,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine which arrived today another one million doses will arrive in Sri Lanka early next month. The first batch of 15,000 d

27 May, 2021

Field officers, number of State institutions made essential services

Field officers and a number of State institutions have been declared essential services by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The Presidential Secretariat issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification declaring Ports, Petroleum, Public transportation, State Banks, all Divisional Secretariat officers, Grama Seva officers and field officers as essential services. The declaration has been made taking into consideration the coronavirus pandemic situation in the country. (Colombo Gazette)

27 May, 2021