Gazette to be issued making railways essential public service

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

Mobile-based application to be launched for contact tracing

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A mobile-based application is to be launched for contact tracing and to warn users of coronavirus high risk areas. Head of the the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC), Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette that the application will have a number of features. He said that among the features, the application will help warn users of high risk areas. The application will be introduced in the near future, he said.

26 Oct, 2020

Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka accuses US of interference

The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has accused the United States (US) of interfering in the relations between China and Sri Lanka. In a statement issued today, the Embassy noted that on 22nd October, US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dean Thompson openly instigated and interfered in China-Sri Lanka relations during a press briefing on Secretary Pompeo’s upcoming visit, and even urged Sri Lanka “to make difficult but necessary decisions” on its foreign relations. The Chinese Embass

26 Oct, 2020