Suspects arrested over Easter Sunday attacks further remanded

SLMC says delisting of three Russian Universities a mistake

The Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) says the delisting of three Russian State Universities from the SLMC Approved List, was a mistake. Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) Chairman Prof. Harendra De Silva said that an investigation will be launched into the incident. Russia had earlier said that the decision to remove three prominent Russian State Universities from the SLMC Approved List without prior information, had caused much concern in Russia. The Peoples Friendship University of Russia (fo

13 Sep, 2020

Government refuses to exert pressure on Lasantha, Thajudeen murder probe

The new Government has refused to exert pressure on investigations into the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge and rugger player Wasim Thajudeen. In an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that the former Government came to power by assuring justice but failed to fulfil their promise. “They are the people who accused us. They are the people who put the blame on us. They had five years to investigate. We denied our involvement. We investig

15 Sep, 2020

More arrivals test positive for coronavirus

More arrivals have tested positive for the coronavirus in Sri Lanka, the National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said this morning (Sunday). NOCPCO said that 26 arrivals have tested positive for the coronavirus over the 24-hour period ending at 6am today. Of the 26 arrivals 22 arrived from Qatar while the rest arrived from Indonesia, Kuwait and India. All 26 were at a number of quarantine centers in the country when tests confirmed they had contracted the vi

13 Sep, 2020