Galle Magistrate lifts travel ban on Gotabaya

IFJ condemns assault and harassment of private media journalist

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed regret over the assault and harassment of a private media journalist recently. Bimal Shyaman, a journalist with Hiru, Derana and Swarnavahini television channels, was harassed and assaulted while reporting the Eid celebrations in the Atulugama area of Kalutara on May 24, 2020. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Sri Lanka affiliate, Free Media Movement (FMM), regret the incident and urged authorities to inves

28 May, 2020

Record 150 patients detected with virus

A total of 150 new COVID-19 patients were reported yesterday (27), the highest number of confirmed patients detected per day so far in Sri Lanka. Acting Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said the latest detection raises the number of coronavirus patients to 1469. Out of the newly detected patients, 92 were returnees from Kuwait and 5 from Chennai, India. The remaining 53 patients were identified as Navy personnel, Lieutenant General Shavendra

28 May, 2020

Abandoned Sri Lankan workers in Romania receive new job opportunities

A group of 36 Sri Lankan workers who were abandoned at a Romanian airport this week, have been offered an alternate employer in order that they may continue employment in Romania. In an effort to provide new employment opportunities for the 36 Sri Lankan workers who were stranded at the Bucharest Airport in Romania on 24 May, the Romanian Minister of Labour Violeta Alexandru had intervened and arranged to safeguard and retain the job opportunities for the Sri Lankan workers. The Sri Lankan wor

27 May, 2020