Central Province Governor resigns

Former FB employee says 2018 Sri Lanka violence could have been averted

A former employee of social media company Facebook has said that the violence in Sri Lanka in 2018 could have been averted. The employee has told the Delhi Assembly?s peace and harmony committee there were instances of the company?s top officials intervening to bend content policing rules. The remarks were made by Mark S Luckie, who worked as a manager with Facebook?s Global Influencers department between October 2017 and November 2018 ? a stint during which he claimed to be involved with seve

12 Nov, 2020

No truth to reports people collapsing on street and dying

There is no truth to reports people are collapsing on the street and dying after contracting the coronavirus, the Police said. Police spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that false news is being spread using social media of people collapsing on the street in several places. Doctored images have been circulated claiming to show coronavirus patients who had collapsed on the street. DIG Ajith Rohana said that except for a beggar who had been found dead on the street after

13 Nov, 2020

Number of people detected with coronavirus in Sri Lanka tops 16,000

The number of people detected with the coronavirus in Sri Lanka has crossed the 16,000 mark. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 said that 16,190 people have been detected with the virus in Sri Lanka so far. Of them, 11,030 people have fully recovered while 5,107 people are still in hospital. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 said that 464 coronavirus patients were detected in Sri Lanka over a 24-hour period ending at 6am today (Saturday).

14 Nov, 2020