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Sri Lanka bans arrivals from South Africa and South America

Sri Lanka has banned arrivals from South Africa and South America with immediate effect. The ban has been enforced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic spreading rapidly in those countries. In accordance with instructions received from the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation all online and offline airlines have been informed that passengers with a travel history (including transit) in the past 14 days to South Africa and countries in South America will n

04 Jun, 2021

Health inspectors claim travel ban ineffective

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Health inspectors claim the travel ban which was extended until 14th June is ineffective due to a large number of people still moving around the streets. PHI Association Secretary M. Baalasooriya told Colombo Gazette that people and mainly institutions are not strictly adhering to the travel restriction in several areas. A number of Government and Private institutions have issued employment letters claiming to be essential services beyond the workforce capacity of between

04 Jun, 2021

SLCERT says websites not compromised

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Government websites have not been compromised as claimed in certain media reports, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said today. SLCERT Information Security Engineer Deena Dayalan told Colombo Gazette that authorities were investigating the alleged incidents.? Earlier, it was reported that several websites including that of the Presidential Secretariat, Foreign Ministry, Medical Research Institute, and the Survey Department had been hacked. Deena Da

04 Jun, 2021