President hails successful conduct of election

Sri Lanka bans passengers from multiple countries

The Government today imposed a travel ban on passengers arriving from multiple countries to Sri Lanka. Accordingly the ban will prevent visitors from Europe from visiting Sri Lanka. Earlier the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that passengers from France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Netherlands and Austria have been banned from visiting Sri Lanka. The Civil Aviation Authority also imposed a travel ban for passengers flying from Iran, Italy and South Korea. The Chairman o

13 Mar, 2020

EC continues plans for polls

By Easwaran Rutnam The National Elections Commission (EC) is continuing with its preparations to hold the Parliamentary Election on schedule despite steps taken by the authorities to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Commission said that it has not been informed yet of any plan to postpone the election. Commission member S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole said the election schedule is based on the parliamentary elections Act and the date was set in motion by a presidential proclamation ?To pos

13 Mar, 2020

Hi-tech corona surveillance system proposed

By Easwaran Rutnam The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) was in the process of finalizing a hi-tech system over the weekend to monitor coronavirus patients and those who had any form of interactions with them, the Daily Mirror reported. ICTA member Sanjiva Weerawarana said that ICTA together with the Ministry of Health and Department of Immigration and Emigration and others, were looking to improve on the technology used for coronavirus surveillance. The proposed system w

16 Mar, 2020