Brothel raided in Borellasgamuwa

Justice Minister briefed on ?One Country, One Law? Task Force

Justice Minister Ali Sabry has been briefed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the ?One Country, One Law? Task Force. President’s Spokesman?Kingsley Rathnayake said that the Justice Minister may not have been aware of the move to appoint the Task Force at the start. However, he said the President had later met the Justice Minister and briefed him on the appointment of the Task Force. Justice Minister Ali Sabry was quoted recently as telling reporters he was not aware of moves to appoint the T

01 Nov, 2021

PM Modi leaves for India after visit to Italy, UK

Concluding his five-day visit to?Italy?and?UK during which he attended the G20?Summit and COP26 meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for New Delhi on Tuesday. During the visit, the Prime Minister also held several bilateral meetings with his counterparts taking part in G20?and?COP26?meetings. The?G20 summit took place in Rome and COP26 is being held at Glasgow. “Departing from Glasgow after two days of intense discussions about the future of our planet. India has not only exceeded the Pa

01 Nov, 2021

Covid infections and deaths in Sri Lanka sees slight increase

The number of people infected with the coronavirus and the number of deaths linked to the pandemic has seen a slight rise in recent days, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) said. SLMA President Dr. Padma Gunaratne said that the results of the public behaviour over the past few days will be known in another 2-3 weeks. As a result, she said that one cannot assume that the Covid pandemic is now over. She called on the authorities to increase the number of random PCR tests in order to detec

01 Nov, 2021