Wimal Weerawansa further remanded till February 20

Central Mail Exchange closed after two people test positive

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Central Mail Exchange in Colombo will be temporarily closed from today (05). Postmaster General Ranjith Ariyaratne told Colombo Gazette that the decision was taken after two staff members had tested positive for COVID-19. One staff member had tested positive last week, after his father had fallen ill. Following the detection, PCR tests were conducted on other staff members during which another individual had tested positive. Ranjith Ariyaratne said that all staff mem

05 Nov, 2020

Northern fishermen in dire straits after Peliyagoda market closed

By Easwaran Rutnam Northern fishermen who are dependent on selling large amounts of fish at the Peliyagoda fish market, have been severely affected with the market being closed for just over two weeks. President of the Ambal Fishermen’s Cooperative of Karainagar in Jaffna K. Rajachandran told Daily Mirror that most fishermen have now decided not to go out to sea as there is no market for fish after the Peliyagoda fish market coronavirus incident. The Peliyagoda fish market was closed on 21 Oc

06 Nov, 2020

Online phone calls to be tested for Sri Lankan detainees

The International Committee of the Red Cross delegation in Sri Lanka is to support a pilot project for online phone calls for detainees. The calls will allow detainees to maintain contact with their loved ones, amidst the administrative restrictions that have been put into place. In a statement issued today, the ICRC said it is concluding its latest round of emergency distributions of hygiene and health-related items in places of detention. The distributions included reusable masks, PPE kits,

05 Nov, 2020