Woman and daughter found dead in Pannala

Thirty Navy personnel at Welisara base contract virus

Thirty Navy personnel attached to the Sri Lanka Navy base in Welisara have contracted the coronavirus. Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said that the camp has now been declared an isolation area. He said that tests conducted on Navy personnel who had come in contact with a coronavirus infected sailor had confirmed that 30 of them were infected. After the first sailor was confirmed to have contracted the virus, tests were carried out by sending all the sailors in his camp to b

23 Apr, 2020

Sri Lankan?authorities urged to uphold due process

Sri Lankan?authorities should uphold due process rights and ensure that recently detained Muslim figures have proper access to lawyers, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests, soon after the Government adopted a COVID-19 funeral policy biased against Muslims, raise concerns about the safety of Sri Lanka?s Muslim minority. On April 14, 2020, the authorities?arrested Hejaaz Hizbullah, a prominent lawyer, apparently under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act. He was one of six people, in

24 Apr, 2020

Peliyagoda Fish Market vendors and employees cleared

Peliyagoda Fish Market vendors and employees have been cleared after being tested for the coronavirus. Director General of Health Dr. Anil Jasinghe said that all 529 persons who underwent PCR tests for the virus have been cleared. A fish vendor from Piliyandala, who was detected on Monday (20) to have contracted COVID-19, had visited the Peliyagoda fish market. Retail trading at the fish market was later restricted. The Central Fish Market Complex in Peliyagoda will be reopened for business

24 Apr, 2020