Bahrain looks to make use of Sri Lankan skilled workforce

Justice sought after OMP releases list of missing persons

Following the?announcement?of the release of a list of complaints and information received by the Office on Missing Persons regarding people who were disappeared during Sri Lanka?s internal conflicts, the country?s authorities must now deliver justice, truth and reparation to the families, Amnesty International said today. On 26 November 2020, the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) released a list of ?missing persons? to its offices. The list includes those who are unaccounted for either in conne

27 Nov, 2020

Four suspects arrested for promoting LTTE on social media

Four suspects have been arrested for promoting the LTTE on social media, the Police said today. Police spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (IGP) Ajith Rohana said that four suspects had been arrested after they glorified LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabakaran on Facebook. He said that a court order has already been issued against holding any event promoting the LTTE. DIG Ajith Rohana said that the public in the North and East have already been informed about the court order. He said that the LTT

27 Nov, 2020

Two nurses at Kandy General Hospital infected

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Two nurses at the Kandy General Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 today. Public Health Inspectors Association Secretary M. Balasuriya told Colombo Gazette that the nurses were detected following random PCR tests conducted yesterday (26). The two nurses are attached to the Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) ward of the Kandy General hospital. Balsuriya said they have been admitted to the Theldeniya Covid treatment facility. He further said measures are being taken to identif

27 Nov, 2020