Japanese Navy ship arrives in Sri Lanka on three day visit

‘Darkness becomes destiny of nation if ruler is a thief’: PML-N slams Imran Khan

Following the massive power blackout, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb slammed the Imran Khan-led government for becoming “habitual of blaming everything on PML-N and the opposition” and said that “when the ruler is a thief and incompetent, darkness becomes the destiny of the nation”. Dawn quoted Aurangzeb as saying that while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has no idea of the reason behind the massive blackout, its ministers have “shamelessly” bl

12 Jan, 2021

More Ukrainian tourists arrive in Sri Lanka

Another 165 Ukrainian tourists arrived at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport in Mattala today. The group is the sixth batch of tourists to arrive in Sri Lanka from Ukraine. The fifth batch of tourists consisting of 183 tourists arrived on 7 January, as part of special arrangements made by the Government to reopen Sri Lanka for tourism during the coronavirus pandemic. The first group of 185?Ukrainian tourists arrived?on 28 December, 2020, followed by the second batch consisting of 204

12 Jan, 2021

More areas isolated as virus spreads

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The 90 Watta area in the Gangabada Grama Seva Division in Peliyagoda has been isolated from today. Army Commander General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette the area will be isolated from 06.00 p.m. today, until further notice. The Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 said the decision to isolate the area was taken as a precautionary measure due to an increase in the spread of COVID-19. General Shavendra Silva further said that the Centr

12 Jan, 2021