Diplomat and former defence spokesman Lakshman Hulugalle has died

President orders probe on corrupt deal involving Airbus and SriLankan

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered an investigation into a corrupt deal involving Airbus and SriLankan Airlines. Meanwhile, SriLankan Airlines Limited said that it has become aware of a judgement in the United Kingdom related to a charge of corruption in the purchase/ lease of Aircraft between the period 2011-? 2015 June. Therefore the Chairman with the concurrence of the Board has directed the management to cooperate fully with any Governmental agency in the event of any investigation/

02 Feb, 2020

Chinese woman in Sri Lanka who tested positive for coronavirus recovers

A Chinese woman in Sri Lanka who tested positive for the coronavirus has now recovered, the Health Ministry said. Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said that the coronavirus was not found in the Chinese woman yesterday (Friday) and that she has recovered. He also said that the woman’s husband or the staff of hotels she had stayed in Sri Lanka before the virus was detected in her, had not contracted the virus. She was the first and only person confirmed so far in Sri Lanka

01 Feb, 2020

So far no symptoms of coronavirus on Sri Lankan students from Wuhan

The Army says so far there are no symptoms of the coronavirus on the Sri Lankan students who returned from Wuhan in China and were taken to the Army camp in Diyatalawa. Army medical specialists and members of the Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Squadron admitted 33 Sri Lankans who arrived from the coronavirus-affected Wuhan province in China to the sanatoriums inside the Diyatalawa Army Base Hospital for quarantine and isolation purpose. They will remain at the Diy

01 Feb, 2020