Thilina Gamage questioned by CID over illegal possession of elephant

Private sector urged to comply with Government declared holiday

The Private sector has been urged to comply with the special holiday declared by the Government. The Commissioner General of the Department of Labour made the request due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The Government yesterday declared a three day public holiday from today (Tuesday) to Thursday. In a special statement, the Government requested the private sector to offer the holiday to their employees as well. The holiday will however not apply to health staff, banks and all ess

17 Mar, 2020

Handing over of nominations limited to two representatives

Political parties have been requested to limit the number of persons arriving to handover nominations for the upcoming general election to 2 representatives. The acceptance of nominations for the general election scheduled to be held in April, commences today and will continue till 19 March. Issuing a media release, the Police said a discussion was held yesterday in this regard between the Chairman of the National Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya, and officials from the Ministry of Healt

17 Mar, 2020

Public urged to stay at home, practice social distancing

The public have been urged to stay at home and practice social distancing during the three day holidays declared from today. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tweeted saying the Government had declared a 3-day holiday from today (Tuesday) to Thursday to minimize public interactions in curbing the spread of the coronavirus. This is applicable to all public and private entities except essential services. “Please support the effort by staying home and practice social distancing,” the President tweete

17 Mar, 2020