Foreigner arrested at BIA with 838 grams of heroin

Sri Lanka Air Force gets its first female pilots

Two female officers have been commissioned as pilots for the first time in the history of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Air Force Spokesman Group Captain Dushantha Wijesinghe told Colombo Gazette that the honour was bestowed on the officers during the Commissioning and Wings Parade of the 61st Intake of Officers Cadets held at the Air Force Academy in China Bay, Trincomalee today. Issuing a statement, the Sri Lanka Air Force said Pilot Officer ADPL Gunarathe and Pilot Officer RT Weerawardana became

16 Nov, 2020

Another 36 policemen test positive for virus

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Another 36 policemen have tested positive for the coronavirus, Public Health Inspectors said today. Thirty-six (36) Police Constables who were quarantined at the Police Training School in the Pahalagama area in Thambuththegama, Anuradhapura have tested positive for COVID-19. The Public Health Inspector in charge of Thambuththegama S.M. Dissanayake told Colombo Gazette that the close associates of Police officers infected with the virus from the Western Province had been qu

16 Nov, 2020

Colombo continues to be a hot spot for coronavirus

Colombo continues to be a hot spot for the coronavirus with a large number of infected persons being detected. Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said that 541 coronavirus patients were detected in the Colombo District yesterday (Sunday). He said that most of those detected are from isolated areas and people in quarantine. Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva also said that the close contacts of these people have been identified. Over 700 new co

16 Nov, 2020