Gota next to face special court hearing cases on major fraud

Number of coronavirus patients rises

Two more patients infected with COVID-19 were detected in Sri Lanka today, taking the total number of infected patients to 188. The Ministry of Health said 140 patients, among the infected, have been identified as active cases. Meanwhile, 228 persons are under observation in various hospitals on suspicion of having contracted the virus. The Ministry of Health said 42 patients, including 41 Sri Lankans and one Chinese woman, have recovered so far and have been discharged from hospital. Six de

08 Apr, 2020

Essential services allowed to use office ID as curfew pass

Permission to use office identity cards (ID) as curfew passes during the islandwide Police curfew has been further extended till 30 April. The Police said earlier permission to use office IDs as curfew passes was extended till 10 April. Under the new system identified by the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP,) on the advice of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, permission to use office IDs as curfew passes has been further extended. The Police said thereby, employees of Sri Lanka Ports Autho

08 Apr, 2020

Special system introduced to issue curfew passes

The Government has introduced four systems under which curfew passes are to be issued in the future. The President?s Media Division (PMD) said there were reports of crowds gathering at Police stations to obtain curfew passes for various purposes. This defies the purpose of the islandwide Police curfew in effect, which is to implement social distancing to curb the spread of COVID- 19 in Sri Lanka, the PMD said. The PMD added that as a result, based on the advice of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

07 Apr, 2020