Chinese envoy briefs President on fight against coronavirus

Level 3 restrictions to be reviewed before Christmas

By Easwaran Rutnam The Level 3 restrictions currently enforced in the country will be reviewed before Christmas. Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said that several requests have been made to the authorities to relax the current Level 3 restrictions. He said that the matter had been discussed when the Covid Task Force met yesterday. Dr. Hemantha Herath said that the authorities discussed the possibility of continuing with the current restrictions during Christmas

16 Dec, 2020

Government not informed of move to seek Maldives assistance to bury Muslims

By Easwaran Rutnam The Government has not been informed of moves to seek Maldives assistance to bury Muslim coronavirus victims, Cabinet co-spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said. Rambukwella told reporters today that the matter has not been discussed with the Cabinet. However, he said that the Foreign Ministry will most likely respond to reports that Maldives assistance had been sought. The Minister insisted that the Government will not take any arbitrary decision on the matter and decides onl

15 Dec, 2020

AG agrees to grant Hejaaz access to lawyers

Attorney General Dappula de Livera has agreed to grant detained human rights activist Hejaaz Hizbullah access to his lawyers. The agreement was made when the case pertaining to Hizbullah being denied access to his lawyers was taken up before the Court of Appeal today. Following the Attorney General?s decision, the Court announced that the matter has concluded. As per the arrangements, Hejaaz Hizbullah?s lawyers will be permitted to meet their client at 2.30pm on Thursday (17). The human righ

15 Dec, 2020