Two youth drown in Walawe river in Balangoda

Minister says he allowed Piumi and others to get their clothes

Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara today insisted that he had not ordered a bus transporting model Piumi Hansamali and others to a quarantine facility to turn back but only allowed them to return to take their clothes.? Issuing a statement, Weerasekara said that he had received a telephone call from a lawyer saying Hansamali and others who were ordered to be quarantined this week for attending a party at a Colombo hotel, did not have their basic clothes when they were packed into a bus

04 Jun, 2021

Sri Lanka bans arrivals from South Africa and South America

Sri Lanka has banned arrivals from South Africa and South America with immediate effect. The ban has been enforced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic spreading rapidly in those countries. In accordance with instructions received from the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation all online and offline airlines have been informed that passengers with a travel history (including transit) in the past 14 days to South Africa and countries in South America will n

04 Jun, 2021

Foreign Ministry unaware of Chinese flag at Jaffna building

By Vyshnavy Velrajh? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is unaware of a Chinese national flag being hoisted at a building in Jaffna. The Chinese flag had been seen hoisted at the office of a Chinese construction company in Jaffna. Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told?Daily Mirror that the incident has not been reported to the Foreign Ministry as yet. He said that under normal circumstances, foreign companies do not display their nation flags at their premises. However, he said nati

05 Jun, 2021