Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait closed after staff and migrant workers contract virus

Concerns raised Colombo Port will be monitored using Port City

Concerns had been raised that the Colombo Port City will be used to illegally monitor the Colombo Port.? The concerns had been raised when the former Government was in power, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said. He said that when he was Prime Minister between 2015 and 2019, some countries had raised concerns that the Port City will be used to illegally monitor the Colombo Port. Wickremesinghe said that his Government did not want the Port to be monitored by outsiders from the Port

27 Apr, 2021

Multiple countries issue travel advisories on Sri Lanka

A number of countries have issued travel advisories on Sri Lanka after the country was placed on a coronavirus alert last week. The US, UK, and Australia are among the countries that issued updated travel advisories on Sri Lanka, Daily Mirror reported. The UK noted that Sri Lanka has been moved to Risk Alert Level 3 due to an increase in coronavirus cases. The travel advice states that due to a prevalence of COVID-19 cases in the community, there is a high risk of changes to flights and airpo

26 Apr, 2021

Committee to probe violation of health guidelines in Nuwara Eliya

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A committee is to be appointed to investigate the violation of health guidelines at events organised by the Municipal Council in Nuwara Eliya. The events were held as part of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festivities. Central Province Governor Lalith U. Gamage told Colombo Gazette that the events were found to have violated quarantine regulations. He said the provincial Commissioner of Local Government has been instructed to conduct a probe into the events. The Central

26 Apr, 2021