Former President’s Chief of Staff and former STF Chairman found guilty

Number of coronovirus patients in Sri Lanka rises to five

The number of coronovirus patients in Sri Lanka has risen to five by this evening. The Health Ministry said that three patients were identified today. The three are men aged 41, 37 and 43. The 41 year old man had returned from Germany while the 37 and 43-year-old had returned from Italy. As of yesterday two patients had been confirmed with the virus. (Colombo Gazette)

13 Mar, 2020

EC continues plans for polls

By Easwaran Rutnam The National Elections Commission (EC) is continuing with its preparations to hold the Parliamentary Election on schedule despite steps taken by the authorities to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Commission said that it has not been informed yet of any plan to postpone the election. Commission member S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole said the election schedule is based on the parliamentary elections Act and the date was set in motion by a presidential proclamation ?To pos

13 Mar, 2020

Hi-tech corona surveillance system proposed

By Easwaran Rutnam The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) was in the process of finalizing a hi-tech system over the weekend to monitor coronavirus patients and those who had any form of interactions with them, the Daily Mirror reported. ICTA member Sanjiva Weerawarana said that ICTA together with the Ministry of Health and Department of Immigration and Emigration and others, were looking to improve on the technology used for coronavirus surveillance. The proposed system w

16 Mar, 2020