Train services to resume from October 15

Public advised to exercise caution as numbers rise

Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva today requested the general public to continue to strictly adhere to the health guidelines issued to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Sri Lanka. The Army Commander made the request after 80 new cases were detected in the country during the last two days. Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told reporters that the activities of a majority of the public seem as though Sri Lanka did not experience the coronavirus pandemic. ?Some people hav

02 Sep, 2020

AG says referendum not required for 20th Amendment

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera today advised the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice that the draft bill of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution does not require holding a referendum in terms of Article 83 of the Constitution. Coordinating Officer to the AG, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said that the AG had noted the 20th Amendment may be enacted by Parliament with a 2/3rd majority. Two weeks ago the cabinet of Ministers approved the abolishing of the 19th Amendment to the Const

02 Sep, 2020

US donates 200 ventilators to support Sri Lanka?s response to COVID-19

The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 200 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Sri Lanka, delivering on President Trump?s offer of critically needed supplies and supporting Sri Lanka?s fight against COVID-19. The ventilators were handed over to Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi by the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Alaina Teplitz. The ventilators, produced in the United States, feature cutt

02 Sep, 2020