President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to address the nation

Public Health Inspectors launch token strike

Public Health Inspectors (PHI) launched a one-day token strike today over the failure by the authorities to address their concerns. The PHIs have already withdrawn from coronavirus related activities. Public Health Inspectors were outraged over a recent statement made by Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi concerning PHI officers. Minister Wanniarachchi had recently told media that PHI officers engaged in COVID-19 duties were causing inconvenience by revealing details of the latest dete

24 Jul, 2020

Coronavirus tests at Dubai airports must for passengers from Sri Lanka

Commencing from August 1, all tourists, UAE residents and transit passengers flying to Dubai from select destinations, including Sri Lanka, will need to have a Covid-negative test certificate. The result should have been issued by a Government-approved testing centre. Additionally, passengers from some destinations will also need to take a PCR test on arrival at the Dubai airport, Khaleej Times reported. According to information posted on the Dubai Airports website, the Covid-19 test must have

26 Jul, 2020

Former ICTA board member questions Chinese smart card system

A former board member of the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) has questioned a move to grant a China company the contract for a smart card system to be installed at train stations in Sri Lanka. Sanjiva Weerawarana said that when he was on the ICTA board he helped write a report on the project which proposed a more modern solution to railway ticketing locally at a fraction of the cost. “Tragic that we lost this opp to go all mobile and paper/card-less. Smart cards are dead

26 Jul, 2020