Petition filed by PUCSL on CEB over power cuts rejected

Validity period for visas of foreigners in Sri Lanka extended

Validity period of all types of visas to foreigners currently in Sri Lanka will be extended for a period of 60 days to the 05th of December 2020. The Immigration and Emigration Department said the decision has been taken due to the spread of the coronavirus in the country. As per the decision, validity period of all types of visas will be extended from the 07th of October 2020 to the 05th of December 2020. The procedure to pay the relevant fee and to get the visa endorsed in the passport will

27 Oct, 2020

Number of coronavirus related deaths in Sri Lanka increases to 19

Two more coronavirus related deaths were reported in Sri Lanka today, increasing the total death toll to 19. The Ministry of Health said the two victims are a 19-year-old male from Keselwatte and an 87-year-old woman from Slave Island. The two are reported to have died after being admitted to the Colombo National hospital. PCR tests conducted on the victims had confirmed that the two individuals had contracted the coronavirus, the Health Ministry said. This marks the third COVID-19 related d

27 Oct, 2020

Fish and public markets in Keselwatta, Panadura closed

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The fish and public markets (pola) in the Keselwatta area in Panadura have been temporarily closed from today, the Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Association said. Secretary to the Association M. Balasuriya told Colombo Gazette that the decision was taken as a precautionary measure after it was found that the fish market had received supplies from the Peliyagoda fish market, where a new coronavirus cluster was recently detected. Over 100 PCR tests had been conducted on ind

27 Oct, 2020