Despite invite from UNP for talks SLFP to give SLPP priority

Koggala hotel converted into military run treatment facility

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Club Koggala Village hotel in Galle has been converted into a COVID-19 treatment facility. Army Commander General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette that the hotel will operate as a paid Intermediate Care Centre for asymptomatic patients. The Club Koggala Village hotel will commence operations as a Covid treatment facility from tomorrow. The Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said the new treatment centre will be administer

06 Jan, 2021

Post office at Central Mail Exchange closed after employee tests positive

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Central Mail Exchange post office has been temporarily closed after an officer had tested positive for COVID-19. Postmaster General Ranjith Ariyaratne told Colombo Gazette that the officer had been detected with the virus on Monday (04). Six other employees of the post office who had come into direct contact with the infected officer have been placed in quarantine. Ariyaratne further said the Central Mail Exchange post office was temporarily closed from yesterday (05)

06 Jan, 2021

China continues to use mobile apps for digital fraud and espionage

The year 2020 ended with a shocking revelation about fraudulent activities being carried out through several mobile based instant loan apps available on Google Play Store. During raids in Hyderabad and Gurugram in the last week of December 2020, Hyderabad and Cyberabad Police busted the call centers of the fraudulent instant loan apps such as Cash Mama, Dhan and Loan Zone, etc. Recently, a Cyber Crime Police Station, Cyberabad, registered eight cases against these loan applications and launched

06 Jan, 2021