Another group of Sri Lankans stranded in UK return

Norway looking forward to working with Rajapaksa administration

Norway says it is looking forward to working with the new Government. The Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trine J?ranli Eskedal called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa this evening at Temple Trees. She congratulated Prime Minister Rajapaksa on winning the Parliamentary Election and commended the well-organized election, held in a peaceful manner with respect for Covid-19 guidelines. She also noted that Sri Lanka has had great success in preventing the spread of Covid-19 with early and rap

27 Aug, 2020

Speaker orders Prisons Department to allow Jayasekara to attend Parliament

By Easwaran Rutnam Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today ordered the Prisons Department to allow Parliamentarian Premalal Jayasekara to attend Parliament. The Speaker told Parliament today that Jayasekara cannot be blocked from attending Parliament sessions. The Prisons Department had earlier been ordered to allow Parliamentarian Premalal Jayasekara to attend Parliament. However Ratnapura district MP Premalal Jayasekara had not been brought to Parliament. The Parliament Secretariat said re

28 Aug, 2020

Pregnant woman who returned from Dubai contracts coronavirus

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A pregnant woman from Chilaw has been admitted to the IDH Hospital after being detected with COVID-19. President of the Public Health Inspector?s Union Upul Rohana told the Colombo Gazette that the woman had returned from Dubai and had undergone mandatory quarantine at the Vavuniya quarantine centre for 14-days. After two PCR tests returned negative, the woman had been placed in self-isolation at her residence in Arachchikattuwa in Chilaw for another 14-days. She had howe

27 Aug, 2020