Shantha Bandara takes oaths as an MP

Sri Lankans abandoned at Romanian airport given accommodation

Sri Lankans abandoned at a Romanian airport have been given accommodation and alternate employment, the Ministry of Foreign Relations said today (Tuesday). Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena tweeted saying the Minister of Labour of Romania had intervened and provided hotel accommodation to the Sri Lankans and offered them alternative employment. He said that the Sri Lankan Embassy in Poland which is accredited to Romania and the Romanian Ambassador in Sri Lanka is in constant tou

26 May, 2020

Seychelles confident Sri Lanka safe destination to send non COVID patients

Seychelles is confident Sri Lanka is a safe destination to send non COVID patients, the Government of Seychelles said today. The Seychelles High Commission in Colombo said that the Government of Seychelles has expressed its gratitude to the Government of Sri Lanka, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Health, for enabling the visit of a group of 35 citizens of Seychelles, 24 of whom require urgent medical care, of which 11 critical patients are being accompanied by their relatives, f

25 May, 2020

Colombo and Gampaha under close watch as curfew is further relaxed

The Colombo and Gampaha districts will be under close watch as the curfew is further relaxed from today (Tuesday). The curfew in Colombo and Gampaha is being relaxed after two months and will be imposed only from 10pm to 4am daily. Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said that Colombo is the most populated place in Sri Lanka followed by Gampaha and these two districts must be protected. He insisted that Sri Lanka is not 100 percent back to normal from today and restrictions

26 May, 2020