Leading monk says Chinese ship arriving in Sri Lanka “unacceptable”

Tourism Minister and stakeholders in closed door talks?

By Easwaran Rutnam? Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga and stakeholders in the tourism industry have had closed door talks in an attempt to resolve a dispute over the proposed Tourism Act.? Industry sources said that discussions were held over the past few days and a meeting was also scheduled for last afternoon. Stakeholders in the tourism industry, who have already been hit by the coronavirus, fear the new Tourism Act will only hurt the industry further. ?The Minister met the stakeholders

07 May, 2021

Schools to remain closed until further notice

All schools and other educational institutions will remain closed until further notice. Education Minister G.L. Peiris said all schools, preschools, tuition classes and State universities will remain closed. Meanwhile, all Anglican and Catholic schools have also announced that they will remain closed in accordance with the Government?s decision. The Education Ministry decided to close all schools islandwide from the 1st to 7th May due to the coronavirus situation in the country. On 1st May,

07 May, 2021

Highest Covid transmission recorded in Western?Province

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The highest transmission of the coronavirus has been reported in the Western?Province, health authorities said. The Public Health Inspectors Association said a high level of transmission has also been reported from the North-Western?Province?and Southern?Province including in the Ratnapura District. PHI Association Secretary M. Baalasooriya told Colombo Gazette that the coronavirus has now spread to all 25 Districts in the country. He said Sri Lanka is currently facing a

07 May, 2021