Teen detainee commits suicide at Pettah Police station

Over 220 Navy personnel test positive

Three more Navy personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 today. Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said a total of? 226 Navy personnel have contracted the coronavirus so far. The Army Commander further said among the infected officers 147 are from the Navy Camp in Welisara. The remaining 79 personnel are those who had gone on leave, he added. (Colombo Gazette)

29 Apr, 2020

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen files FR petition

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen filed a Fundamental Rights petition before the Supreme Court, seeking a court order preventing his arrest. The leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) named Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne, the DIG in charge of the CID, the Director of the CID and the Attorney General as respondents in the petition. Bathiudeen says the Police are attempting to arrest him over allegations he transported voters from Puttalam using buses belong

29 Apr, 2020

China offers to help Sri Lanka rebuild economy

China has offered to help Sri Lanka rebuild the economy which has suffered as a result of the coronavirus. Charg? d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Colombo and Acting Ambassador Hu Wei made the offer when he met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for talks today. The President’s office said that the Chinese diplomat took note of the strong friendship between both countries. He noted the support extended by Sri Lanka when the coronavirus spread in China. The diplomat said that the Chinese Govern

29 Apr, 2020