Passenger claiming to be from Ministry arrested with gold

Hemantha Herath replaced in Health Ministry

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Acting Deputy Director of Health Services, Dr. Hemantha Herath, who was the voice of the Health Ministry over the past several months in the Covid issue, has been replaced. Dr. Hemantha Herath told Colombo Gazette that he was the Acting Deputy Director General of Health Services since his appointment to the position during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said, however, a new permanent appointment was officially made today. Director of Quarantine of the Health Ministry Dr. S. M.

08 Mar, 2021

Survey finds some women in Sri Lanka defend men hitting their partner

A survey has found that some women in Sri Lanka defend men hitting their partner. Recent data from the Women?s Wellbeing Survey (2019) shows that 35.3 per cent of women in Sri Lanka agree that men can have a good reason to hit their wife or partner, the UN said today. The UN said that gender-based violence is a key factor that prevents women and girls from safely and fully participating in social and public life. The UN said that violence against women and girls is an alarming and persistent

08 Mar, 2021

Summons reissued on SJB MP over claims Easter attacks was staged

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has reissued summons on Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Ashoka Abeysinghe over claims he made that the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks were staged. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said six Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs had filed a complaint with the CID to investigate the statement made by MP Abeysinghe during a public meeting on Saturday (06). In the complaint, the SLPP MPs have charged that the statement made by t

08 Mar, 2021