President holds talks with MPs during brief visit to Parliament

Minister proposes two options to resume tourism

By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has proposed two options to resume tourism in Sri Lanka. The Minister has told a recently appointed Tourism Advisory Committee to consider a travel bubble with selected countries or opening the country to all tourists under strict conditions. Nimesh Herath,?Coordinator to the Minister of Tourism in the?Tourism Advisory Committee told Colombo Gazette that a travel bubble with Germany is being considered while the option of opening the coun

17 Nov, 2020

Sri Lanka begins manufacturing its own body bags

By Indika Sri Aravinda The Ministry of Health has decided to manufacture body bags used for the disposal of bodies of victims who have died due to COVID-19, at hospitals in Sri Lanka. Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena told Colombo Gazette that locally manufacturing body bags was cost effective for Sri Lanka, as per body bag is estimated to cost only Rs. 450. Earlier, a stock of body bags had been provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a gift, but were used

17 Nov, 2020

Sri Lanka records rise in road accidents after lockdown

Sri Lanka has recorded a rise in road accidents after the last lockdown, the Police said today. Police spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that there were hardly any accidents when the coronavirus second wave began as local lockdowns were enforced in several areas. However, he said that with the local areas lockdowns being removed in most areas there has been a slow rise in road accident. He noted that there was an accident on the High Level Road in Nugegoda yesterday

17 Nov, 2020