Former Deputy Minister Sarath Kumara Gunaratne arrested

Government defends PB’s “personal request” to state employees

The Government today defended what it says was a personal request from P B Jayasundera, the Secretary to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to state employees to donate their May salary, in part or full, to the Government. Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said that the request was not mandatory and anyone who wished could donate the salary or not. He said that Jayasundera has been unfairly attacked on social media over the request he made. Gunawardena said that Jayasundera has a right to make

08 May, 2020

Number of coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka continues to rise

The number of coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka reached 824 this morning (Friday), the Ministry of Health said. One more person infected with COVID-19 was detected today. Meanwhile, 24 out of the 27 patients detected yesterday have been identified as Navy personnel. Two, including a child, were identified as relatives of infected officers, while the other individual was reported as a person who had been repatriated from Dubai this week. The Ministry of Health said 583 patients have been repo

08 May, 2020

Romanian clothing factory under probe for sacking 44 Sri Lankans

A Romanian clothing factory is under investigation for sacking 44 Sri Lankan employees. The?44 workers from Sri Lanka, employed at a clothing factory in Botosani, northern Romania have been fired after seven of them had tested positive for COVID-19, the Romania Journal reported. The local Labour Inspectorate has been notified and it has commenced an inquiry. The employer has told labour inspectors that the Sri Lankans had not reported to work over fears of being infected with the novel corona

07 May, 2020