Dubai court postpones judgement on deporting Madush

England cricketer Moeen Ali tests positive for Covid-19 in Sri Lanka

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has tested positive for Covid-19 upon the squad’s arrival in Sri Lanka, BBC Sports reported. The England and Wales Cricket Board said that Moeen Ali tested positive for COVID-19 following PCR tests administered on arrival at the airport in Hambantota on Sunday 3rd January. Ali will now observe a period of 10-days self-isolation, in accordance with the Sri Lanka Government?s protocol on quarantine. Chris Woakes has been deemed as a possible close contact, and he w

04 Jan, 2021

Defence Ministry insists military not taking over State institutions

The Defence Ministry today insisted that the military was not taking over State institutions. Defence Secretary General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said the driving license printing project taken over by the Army was only a temporary measure following a Cabinet decision to save State funds. ?The other formalities of the Motor Traffic Department?s system remain unchanged and the Army is involved only in the printing process,” he said. Gunaratne reiterated that the move is not a permanent initiative

04 Jan, 2021

Athuraliye Rathana Thero to be sworn in tomorrow

The Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero will be sworn in as a Member of Parliament for the 9th Parliament tomorrow (05), Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said. The name of the Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero was gazetted by the National Election Commission to fill the National List Parliament seat won by Our Power of People Party (Ape Janabala Party) at the last General Election. The Our Power of People Party secured 67,758 votes in the Parliamentary Election held in Augus

04 Jan, 2021