Fire destroys at least 12 line homes in Talawakelle

Covid infected woman gives birth to quadruplets

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A Covid infected woman gave birth to quadruplets at the De Soyza Maternity Hospital (Teaching) in Colombo today. Hospital Director Dr. Sagari Kiriwandeniya told Colombo Gazette that the woman had given birth to two girls and two boys. The pregnant woman was admitted to the hospital 2 weeks ago and was detected with the coronavirus while receiving treatment at the hospital. Dr. Kiriwandeniya said the hospital decided to continue treating the patient at the hospital as they

17 Dec, 2020

Sri Lanka to send back rejected canned fish

Sri Lanka will today commence the re-exportation of 48 containers consisting of canned fish imported from China that were rejected by the Sri Lanka Standard Institute. Customs Media Spokesman Sunil Jayaratne said the 48 containers consist of imported canned fish with arsenic laden salmon which is unsuitable for human consumption. He said the first two containers containing the rejected stock of imported canned fish will be dispatched at 04.00pm today. The stock was rejected due to the non-com

17 Dec, 2020

Bike borne chain snatchers on the increase

The Police have warned of an increase in bike borne chain snatchers operating in the country. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said a significant increase in incidents involving bike borne chain snatchers has been reported within the last 24-hours ending at 06am today. Incidents have been reported across several areas in the country during this period, with most incidents being reported largely in the evening. DIG Ajith Rohana said the suspects are targeting women

17 Dec, 2020