Suspect arrested with over 900g ICE

More areas in Kalmunai isolated from today

Parts of Kalmunai have been isolated from today until Sunday, officials said today. The road between Zahira College in Kalmunai and Rest House Road and all byroads have been isolated from this morning (Friday). A number of private and State institutions in the Kalmunai Municipal Council limits including the Kalmunai Bazaar have been placed in isolation. Meanwhile, PCR tests are being conducted at the Kalmunai Police Station and areas in Kalmunai placed in isolation. The military and Police h

18 Dec, 2020

Eight employees at SriLankan Catering infected

SriLankan Airlines said that eight employees at SriLankan Catering operations division at the Bandaranaike International Airport tested positive for the COVID-19 virus this morning. One member of the staff tested positive for the virus on Monday, further to which contact tracing led to identifying seven more staff who tested positive for the virus. Staff who worked on the shift rosters of the affected members of staff have been subjected to PCR tests. SriLankan Catering says it follows intern

17 Dec, 2020

AG tests negative after attending Vavuniya event

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has tested negative for COVID-19 after attending an event in Vavuniya last week. The Attorney General had attended the opening of the Northern Residential Bungalow for Attorney General?s Department Officers in the Northern Province in Vavuniya on Thursday (10). AG?s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne told Colombo Gazette that the Attorney General’s Department?s State Counsel in Vavuniya had tested positive after attending the event. As

18 Dec, 2020