Over 25 injured in Ahangama

Curfew declared in Nuwara Eliya ahead of Thondaman’s funeral

A curfew has been declared in Nuwara Eliya ahead of the funeral of Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) leader Arumugam Thondaman. Police Headquarters said that a quarantine curfew has been declared in the Nuwara Eliya administrative district from 12 midnight tonight (29th) to 12 midnight on Sunday 31st May. The Police said that only essential services will be permitted to operate during the curfew. Large crowds gathered as Thondaman’s remains were driven to his hometown in Ramboda from Gampola. Co

29 May, 2020

Returnee from Russia among latest coronavirus patients

A Sri Lankan returnee from Russia is among the latest coronavirus patients detected in the country, the Health Ministry said. The Health Ministry said that 28 new patients were detected with the virus yesterday (Friday). Among them were 11 Sri Lankans who returned from overseas and 17 Navy officers. The returnees included one from Russia, 8 from Qatar and two from Kuwait. A total of 1558 people have been detected with the virus in Sri Lanka so far. Of them 794 are active cases and 754 have

30 May, 2020

Sri Lankans return on special flight from Australia

A group of Sri Lankans returned on a special flight from Melbourne, Australia today. SriLankan Airlines said that a special flight arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport today with over 280 passengers. Most of the passengers were Sri Lankans who had sought to return to Colombo. All those who returned were to be sent to quarantine centers. Over 38,983 Overseas Sri Lankans (OSLs) in 143 countries had sought to return home, based on information gathered mainly through the ?Contact Sr

30 May, 2020