Revival of Underperforming Enterprises (Repealed)?Bill passed

Name board without Sinhalese at Indian consulate replaced?

By Easwaran Rutnam? A name board at the Indian consulate in Jaffna which had wordings in English, Tamil and Hindi and not Sinhalese, has been replaced. Concerns were raised over the name board especially at a time when similar criticism had been directed at some Chinese companies for not giving space to Tamil on their name boards. Well informed sources told?Daily Mirror?that the name board of the Indian Consulate General in Jaffna had been placed 5 years ago. Indian sources said that the nee

05 Jun, 2021

Health inspectors claim travel ban ineffective

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Health inspectors claim the travel ban which was extended until 14th June is ineffective due to a large number of people still moving around the streets. PHI Association Secretary M. Baalasooriya told Colombo Gazette that people and mainly institutions are not strictly adhering to the travel restriction in several areas. A number of Government and Private institutions have issued employment letters claiming to be essential services beyond the workforce capacity of between

04 Jun, 2021

Sri Lanka bans arrivals from South Africa and South America

Sri Lanka has banned arrivals from South Africa and South America with immediate effect. The ban has been enforced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic spreading rapidly in those countries. In accordance with instructions received from the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation all online and offline airlines have been informed that passengers with a travel history (including transit) in the past 14 days to South Africa and countries in South America will n

04 Jun, 2021