Suspect arrested for spreading fake news on social media

Committee to study political parties with racial or religious names

A committee has been appointed by the National Election Commission to study political parties with racial or religious names. The National Election Commission has decided to appoint a 5-member committee to study the matter. In a statement issued today, the National Election Commission said that the committee will also study the constitution of the respective political parties. A number of minority political parties with names of a race or religion are registered in Sri Lanka. The Election Co

31 Mar, 2021

Chinese Sinopharm vaccines arrive in Sri Lanka

Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines arrived in Sri Lanka today. The vaccines arrived in a special flight at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa received the consignment of 600,000 Sinopharm vaccines from the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong at the BIA. Officials from the Sri Lankan Government and Chinese Embassy in Colombo were present at the occasion. A stock of 600,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, gifted by China to Sri L

31 Mar, 2021

Special security plan for churches and hotels

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A special security plan is to be implemented from 1st to 5th April at key locations, including churches and hotels. Military Spokesman Brigadier Nilantha Premaratne told?Colombo Gazette?that the special security plan is being implemented in view of Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is marked on Sunday, the 4th?of April, 2021, while it also commemorates the second anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. Brigadier Premaratne said the Army Headquarters has issued sp

31 Mar, 2021