Anacondas born in Dehiwala

Minuwangoda cluster crosses the 8000 mark

The Minuwangoda coronavirus cluster has surpassed the 8000 mark, as of today. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said that a total of 8,266 patients have been detected from the Minuwangoda cluster. From among the patients, 1,041 are employees of the Brandix apparel factory in Minuwangoda, while the remaining 7,225 patients are associates of the infected employees. The NOCPC said that 409 patients were detected with COVID-19 in Sri Lanka during the last 24-ho

04 Nov, 2020

Framework to be drafted to open Sri Lanka for air travel

A newly appointed Advisory Committee is to draw up a framework and come up with a proposal to open the country for air travel, initially through a travel bubble or travel corridor. Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has appointed a 11-member Advisory Committee under the provisions of the Tourism Act No. 38 of 2005 section 32 (b) which comprises private sector stakeholders, the Tourism Ministry said today. The members of the advisory committee are Jetwing Symphony Chairman Hiran Cooray (Chairm

04 Nov, 2020

US Election early results show tight Trump-Biden race in key states

Early results from the US presidential election between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden show a tight race in a number of battleground states. Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in the potentially pivotal race of Florida with almost all votes counted. But other key states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Ohio, Texas, and North Carolina are toss-ups. The vote caps a long and bitter race. More than 100 million people cast their ballots

04 Nov, 2020