Aragalaya activist Piyath Nikeshala arrested

Shavendra to head COVID-19 national operations centre

Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva has been appointed as the Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of Covid-19. The appointment comes on a directive from President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. The National Operations Centre to prevent Covid-19 was set up at 1090, Sri Jayawardenepura, Rajagiriya. It was established to coordinate preventive and management measures to ensure that healthcare and essential services are efficiently provided to the public. (Colombo Gaze

17 Mar, 2020

All arrivals to BIA suspended

The landing of all aircraft from overseas at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katuayake have been suspended for 2 weeks. The President?s Media Division (PMD) said the landing of aircraft will be suspended from tomorrow. The PMD further said all passenger arrivals to Sri Lanka will be suspended from midnight tomorrow (18) till 31 March. All flights that are enroute will however be allowed to land, while cargo, departures and transit will continue, the PMD added. The decision co

17 Mar, 2020

Organisers were told not to go ahead with Royal-Thomian

Organisers were told not to go ahead with the Royal-Thomian cricket match last week, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today. Rajapaksa said that he had advised the organisers to stop the match but they had insisted that the game continues. The match took place when the virus was found to be fast spreading in Sri Lanka and urgent precautions were being taken. A SriLankan Airlines First Officer who attended the Royal-Thomian cricket encounter last week, was later found to have tested positive

17 Mar, 2020