NCPA begins probe into use of school kids by couple for record

Police urged to enforce polls related health guidelines

The People?s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has urged Acting Inspector General of Police C. D. Wickremeratne to take action against politicians who violate quarantine regulations during election campaigns. Executive Director to PAFFREL Rohana Hettiarachchi said political parties and party members organizing election campaigns have disregarded the Gazette notice on the coronavirus related health guidelines. The Government published the Gazette notice on the coronavirus related hea

22 Jul, 2020

Tourism Development Authority employee arrested

An employee of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) was arrested for forging the signature of a director and issuing work visas recommendation letters to the Immigration Department for foreign nationals.? The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) today arrested the suspect who is said to have worked in the Finance Division of the SLTDA. ?We work very closely with Immigration and an inquiry made by them on two suspicious work visa recommendation letters was found to be forged wi

22 Jul, 2020

Health officials instruct Parliament officials on measures to be taken

A group of health officials representing the Ministry of Health accompanied by the Deputy Director General Dr. Laxman Gamlath visited the Parliament premises to instruct on the measures to be taken complying with health guidelines prior to Parliament sittings post general elections. The importance of protecting parliamentarians of the new parliament, the Parliament staff, security forces as well as the visitors of parliament from the COVID -19 challenge after the general election, was emphasize

22 Jul, 2020