Father, daughter and another female killed in accident

Palitha Kohona takes over as Sri Lanka’s new envoy to China

The Ambassador – designate of Sri Lanka to China, Dr. Palitha Kohona, who arrived in China on 15 December 2020, virtually assumed duties on 16 December 2020, the Foreign Ministry said today. He was welcomed virtually by staff of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing which had been without a formal head for some months. Dr. Palitha Kohona, a Sri Lankan diplomat with extensive experience, was the former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations (UN) from 2009 to 2015. Until Augu

17 Dec, 2020

Restaurants, tea shops in Kalmunai ordered to close by 8pm

Restaurants and tea shops in the Kalmunai Municipal Council limits have been ordered to close by 8pm. The decision was taken after coronavirus infected persons were detected in parts of Kalmunai today. The authorities had earlier decided to isolate the road near the beach between Amman Kovil Road? and Sailan Road. The decision was taken after PCR tests detected 14 coronavirus infected persons in the area. Officials said that 90 PCR tests were conducted in the area and the test results found

16 Dec, 2020

EU and WFP to hep Sri Lanka mitigate impact of COVID-19

The World Health Organization country office for Sri Lanka (WHO), with financial support worth EUR 2 million from the European Union (EU), will help improve emergency response capacities in Sri Lanka to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. The support will focus on several key areas, including enhancing the effectiveness of COVID-19 case management as well as preventing infection. Developing the system?s case management processes will enable better planning, coordination, and decision-making; addi

17 Dec, 2020