Three arrested for trying to smuggle medicines to Lanka

Canada grants CDN$400,000 to?strengthen Sri Lanka’s response to COVID-19 pandemic

The High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka, David McKinnon, and Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sri Lanka, Ms. Ritsu Nacken, signed a grant agreement of CAD 400,000 to ensure that vulnerable women and girls have access to vital services related to gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health during the pandemic. Initiated in consultation with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and Social Security, this new funding will e

04 Jun, 2020

Option considered for testing before arriving in Sri Lanka

The option is being considered for anyone to carry out a PCR test before arriving in Sri Lanka. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had discussed the option when he met the COVID-19 Task Force at the Presidential Secretariat today. The President’s Office said it was decided to explore the possibility of conducting PCR tests in the relevant countries themselves with the direct mediation of the Sri Lankan Government or with the support of those countries. The early detection of the infected in this ma

04 Jun, 2020

Probe launched into assault on autistic boy by Police

By Vyshnavy Velrajh An inquiry has commenced into the recent assault of a 14 year-old autistic boy in Dharga Town, Aluthgama by a group of Policemen, the Police said. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police for the Kalutara District Vijitha Gunaratne told the Colombo Gazette that action will be taken against any officers found guilty following the conclusion of the inquiry. Former Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Parliamentarian Ali Zahir Moulana highlighted the brutal assault and racial pro

04 Jun, 2020