Batticaloa court further remands 63 suspects arrested over NTJ links

SriLankan Airlines cuts staff salaries for three months

SriLankan Airlines has decided to slash the salaries of its staff for a period of three months. The airline said that the Chairman Ashok Pathirage and the Board of Directors are ever mindful of their duty to protect the country?s economic interests, livelihoods of the employees of the SriLankan Family and are making every effort to ensure the business continuity of the National Carrier. Globally, the airline industry faces its gravest crisis in the modern times, due to COVID-19 pandemic, and s

02 Apr, 2020

World Bank fast-tracks $128 Million COVID-19 support for Sri Lanka

The International Development Association (IDA) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) of the World Bank Group agreed to provide financing assistance amounting to United States Dollars (USD) 128.6 million to the Sri Lankan effort to battle against Covid 19 outbreak. These funds will be mobilized through the Government Budget during the period from 2020 to 2023. Signing of the agreements of Sri Lanka COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Proje

03 Apr, 2020

Curfew in High Risk Zones to remain until further notice

The ongoing curfew in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutura, Puttalam, Kandy and Jaffna which have been identified as High Risk Zones will remain in force until further notice, the President’s Media Division said. In all other districts, curfew will be lifted at 6.00am tomorrow (April 1st), Wednesday and will be re-imposed at 2.00pm on the same day. Travelling to and from all districts is completely prohibited except for the purpose of providing essential services. Those who misuse regu

31 Mar, 2020