HRCSL to probe human rights violations during election

Zahran Hashim’s wife tests positive while remanded in Welikada

Abdul Cader Fathima Hadiya, wife of Easter Sunday attack mastermind Zahran Hashim, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Hadiya tested positive for the virus while in remand custody at the Welikada Prison. The Prisons Department said that a PCR test confirmed she had contracted the virus and she has now been admitted to hospital for treatment. Last month (October) Hadiya was ordered to be remanded together with five other suspects. She also appeared before the Presidential Commission of I

07 Nov, 2020

More inmates at Welikada prison contract coronavirus

More inmates at the Welikada prison have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Prison’s Department said that 23 inmates have tested positive for the virus today. This includes?22 female inmates and one male. Yesterday (Thursday), six inmates and a prison official from the Welikada prison in Colombo tested positive for the coronavirus. The Prisons Department has commenced investigations to ascertain the mode of transmission. However, it is strongly suspected that the virus may have been c

06 Nov, 2020

Central Bank extends grace period for working capital loan scheme

Having identified the national importance of revamping the businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), in consultation with the Government of Sri Lanka, implemented Saubagya COVID-19 Renaissance Loan Scheme Facility in 3 phases to provide working capital loans at the interest rate of 4% per annum, with a repayment period of 24-months, including a grace period of 6-months. However, it is observed that most of the borrowers have experienced difficulties in reva

06 Nov, 2020