Islandwide curfew declared on Sunday and Monday

Mechanism to be introduced in two weeks to regulate websites

A mechanism is to be introduced in two weeks to regulate websites, Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella said. Rambukwella told the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Mass Media that a proper mechanism for the regulation of websites is needed and will be implemented within the next two weeks. MP Suren Raghavan commenting on the matter stated that attempts to incite racism through social media should be curbed. Adding to his remark, the Minister of Education Prof. G.L Peiris said that

22 Nov, 2020

Number of areas in Kalutara and Kandy isolated

A number of areas in the Kalutara and Kandy Districts had been declared as isolated areas with immediate effect. Accordingly the Atalugama East Grama Niladari Division, Epitamulla Grama Niladari Division and Kolamediriya Grama Niladari Division in Bandaragama in the Kalutara District have been isolated. The Bulugahatenna Grama Niladari Division and the Thelambugahawatta Grama Niladari Division in?Alawathugoda in the Kandy District have also been isolated. Meanwhile, the Government said that t

25 Nov, 2020

Obama?s book notes UN failure in Sri Lanka?

By Easwaran Rutnam? Former US President Barack Obama has referred to Sri Lanka in his just released book which has already sold millions of copies. The reference on Sri Lanka, though very short, is likely to stir controversy in Sri Lanka and overseas. The book ?A promised Land? notes that UN member states lacked either the means or the collective will to reconstruct failing states like Somalia, or prevent ethnic slaughter in places like Sri Lanka. He is referring to the final stages of the w

25 Nov, 2020