Cop attached to Kattankudy Police murdered

Another batch leaves for home from quarantine centres

Another batch of individuals from overseas, who were placed in quarantine centres due to the Covid- 19 outbreak in Sri Lanka, left for home this morning. Military Spokesman Brigadier Chandana Wickremesingeh told Colombo Gazette that the group had left from the Punani and Diyathalawa quarantine centres after completing their 14-day quarantine period. Meanwhile, a group of 77 persons had left home from the Punani and Galkanda quarantine centres yesterday. A number of persons who had arrived fro

30 Mar, 2020

Catholic Church cancels Good Friday and Easter Sunday services

The Catholic Church has decided to cancel the Good Friday and Easter Sunday services as well as other services during the Holy Week. The Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, speaking during a Sunday service broadcast on television, said that Holy Week services will be broadcast on local television. “All the special services of the Holy Week will be telecast over the television services. That is Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday,” he said. He said that th

29 Mar, 2020

UNP Arachchikattuwa PS member arrested

A United National Party (UNP) member of the Arachchikattuwa Provincial Council was arrested for violating the islandwide Police curfew currently in effect due to the coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka. The Police said the suspect was arrested around 08.00 pm yesterday in the Sinnakarukupane area in Arachchikattuwa. The politician is reported to have behaved in an unruly manner when a group of Navy Officers on mobile patrol had attempted to explain the present situation in the country. The Arac

30 Mar, 2020