Institutional and legal framework of several ministries amended

US questions China?s trade deals with Sri Lanka?

By Easwaran Rutnam? The United States has questioned China?s trade deals with Sri Lanka and asserted the need to ensure that global standards of free trade and a fair investment climate are in place for the benefit of Sri Lankan and US businesses. The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz noted that the US believes partnerships between countries should be open, transparent, and mutually beneficial ? and if this is what Sri Lanka?s relationship with China embodies, then the US will encou

05 Oct, 2020

Daughter of Divulapitiya woman tests positive for coronavirus

The daughter of the 39-year-old woman from Divulapitiya who tested positive for the coronavirus, has contracted the virus. Head of the National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said that the 16-year-old daughter of the Divulapitiya woman tested positive of the virus. He said that the girl was transferred to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda. The 39-year-old woman had been detected with the virus

04 Oct, 2020

Tuition classes in the Colombo District temporarily banned

Tuition classes in the Colombo District have been temporarily banned as part of measures being taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Ministry of Education said that tuition classes will not be permitted in the Colombo District until further notice. The Ministry of Education also said that?all international and private schools will also be closed from tomorrow (Monday). It was earlier announced that all Government schools will be closed from tomorrow until further notice. The mo

04 Oct, 2020