Negombo Municipal Council Opposition Leader arrested

Dr. Asela Gunawardena appointed new Health Services DG

Dr. Asela Gunawardena has been appointed as the new Director General of Health Services. Prior to the appointment he was serving as the Director of the Kalubowila Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Dr. Asela Gunawardena replaces Dr. Anil Jasinghe who was made Environment Secretary several weeks back. The opposition and the general public kept questioning the Government’s delay to appoint a new Director General of Health Services. Questions had also been raised over the decision to remove Dr. A

27 Oct, 2020

Video shows cops assaulting young man with sticks

A video circulating on social media shows policemen assaulting a young man using wooden sticks. The date stamp on the video shows 24 October 2020 but it is not clear where the incident took place. The video seems to show policemen raiding a location where some young men had been in a three-wheeler. Commentary associated with the video on social media indicates the video was off a CCTV camera located in an area where there was a quarantine curfew. The policemen seem to be attempting to arrest

26 Oct, 2020

Museums operating under CCF temporarily closed

All museums in Sri Lanka under the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) will be temporarily closed from today. The Central Cultural Fund said all museums, including those in Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, Kataragama, Galle, and Kandy, will remain closed until further notice. The decision has been taken in light of the current coronavirus outbreak in the country, it added. Meanwhile, no decision has been taken to close the National Museum of Colombo which falls under the purview of the Department of Archaeolog

27 Oct, 2020