Government slammed for appointing Anusha as Ministry Additional Secretary

Validity period for visas of foreigners in Sri Lanka extended

Validity period of all types of visas to foreigners currently in Sri Lanka will be extended for a period of 60 days to the 05th of December 2020. The Immigration and Emigration Department said the decision has been taken due to the spread of the coronavirus in the country. As per the decision, validity period of all types of visas will be extended from the 07th of October 2020 to the 05th of December 2020. The procedure to pay the relevant fee and to get the visa endorsed in the passport will

27 Oct, 2020

Sri Lanka records its 3rd Covid death this month

Sri Lanka today recorded its third coronavirus related death this month. This is also Sri Lanka’s 17th coronavirus death and fourth in 2 months. The 17th victim has been identified as a 42-year-old man from Ja-Ela. The man had died while receiving treatment at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Mulleriyawa. Sri Lanka recorded its 16th coronavirus related death on the 25th of October. A 70-year-old man from Colombo -02 died while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hosp

27 Oct, 2020

Fish and public markets in Keselwatta, Panadura closed

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The fish and public markets (pola) in the Keselwatta area in Panadura have been temporarily closed from today, the Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Association said. Secretary to the Association M. Balasuriya told Colombo Gazette that the decision was taken as a precautionary measure after it was found that the fish market had received supplies from the Peliyagoda fish market, where a new coronavirus cluster was recently detected. Over 100 PCR tests had been conducted on ind

27 Oct, 2020