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Home quarantine regulations being grossly violated

Home quarantine regulations are being grossly violated in some areas. The Police said that they have received information of the public violating the home quarantine regulations in some areas. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that if anyone is directed to self-isolate or home quarantine they must stay indoors. “If anyone steps out that is a violation of the quarantine law,” DIG Ajith Rohana said. The Police Spokesman said that the authorities will have a clo

21 Feb, 2021

Sri Lanka hopes US will invest in Chinese funded Port City

Sri Lanka hopes US businesses will invest in the Chinese funded Colombo Port City. Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha had a virtual meeting with Ambassador Christopher Wilson, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for South and Central Asia and reviewed bilateral trade and investment relations between the two countries. At the meeting,?Ambassador Aryasinha said Sri Lanka was hopeful that US investors and businesses will take advantage of and enter the multifaceted development opportunities th

21 Feb, 2021

Decision to vaccinate Sanath Jayasuriya being looked into

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The decision to vaccinate former Sri Lanka cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya is being looked into. Concerns were raised last week after photographs emerged of Sanath Jayasuriya receiving the Covid jab. When asked by Colombo Gazette as to how Jayasuriya was among those to be given priority for the vaccine, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said the matter is being looked into. He told Colombo Gazette that Jayasuriya may have been included if he was found to be in an area de

21 Feb, 2021