Deshabandu Tennakoon arrested over assault on protesters

India to commence vaccine supply to Sri Lanka and other countries

India is to commence supplying the coronavirus vaccine to Sri Lanka and other countries. Bloomberg reported that India, one of the world?s largest manufacturers of inoculations, plans to offer 20 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to its neighbors as it draws up a policy to supply vials to countries across the globe. An Indian state-run company will buy vaccines from the?Serum Institute of India Ltd. and Bharat Biotech International Ltd. for supplying to Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghani

15 Jan, 2021

Over 400 institutions found to be violating health guidelines

Over 400 institutions have been found to be violating the coronavirus health guidelines, the Police said. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that the Environment Police had inspected 2823 State and private institutions in the Western Province yesterday (Wednesday) and on Tuesday. He said that during the inspection the Police found that 473 State and private institutions in the Western Province had violating the coronavirus health guidelines. The institutions ha

14 Jan, 2021

Sniffer dogs deployed to strengthen airport security

Twenty sniffer dogs inducted to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) have been deployed to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake to strengthen security. A passing out parade was held for the sniffer dogs on Wednesday (13) at the Air Dog Unit at the SLAF Base in Katunayake, which was presided by Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana. The SLAF said the Air Dogs consist of 5 Belgian Malinois, 5 Labrador Retrievers, 5 German Shepherds, and 5 English Springer S

15 Jan, 2021