Five soldiers killed as train rams into truck in Kilinochchi

Revised testing procedure issued for diplomats entering Sri Lanka

Revised instructions have been issued by the Presidential Secretariat on the PCR testing and quarantine procedures for the members of the Diplomatic corps based/attached in Colombo when they enter/re-enter Sri Lanka in order to prevent and minimize the risk of the spread of the coronavirus. The Ministry of Foreign Relations said that it has taken immediate action to convey the same to all Diplomatic Missions, the Representation Offices of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies, Interna

05 Jun, 2020

Task Force to build secure country established

The Government has established a Presidential Task Force to build a secure country, disciplined, virtuous and lawful society. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has issued a Gazette in this regard. Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Major General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne Esquire will chair the Task Force, while Senior Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Defence D.M.S. Dissanayake has been appointed as the Secretary of the said Task Force. The following members have been appointed to the Presi

03 Jun, 2020

PM tells Central Bank to take responsibility for collapse of financial institutions

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today told the Central Bank to take the responsibility for the collapse of some financial institutions. The Prime Minister’s Office said that Rajapaksa had noted that a number of financial institutions had collapsed over the past few years. He had expressed these views when he had talks with officials of the Central Bank today on the collapse of The Finance Company PLC. The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, W. D. Lakshman and Government Ministers and

03 Jun, 2020