At least 10 killed after bus falls into river in Manampitiya

RMV to transfer 600 officers over bribery allegations

Nearly 600 employees of the Department of Motor Traffic (RMV) are to be transferred with immediate effect. The Department?s Commissioner General Sumith Alahakoon said the transfers are being initiated after considering complaints received against the employees, accusing them of soliciting bribes. He said the employees to be transferred are those who were employed before January 2020. The 600 employees are to be transferred to other Government offices with immediate effect. Sumith Alahakoon f

18 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

Passengers arrive in Sri Lanka from multiple countries

Several passengers arrived in Sri Lanka from multiple countries today, mostly Sri Lankans who had been repatriated. Nearly 205 passengers arrived in Sri Lanka today, while 599 are expected to arrive in the country during the course of the day. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said two flights from Qatar brought down 23 and 140 passengers respectively. The Centre said forty-two other individuals arrived in Sri Lanka from Japan this morning. Meanwhile durin

18 Dec, 2020