Samantha Power speaks to Sri Lanka’s President on USAID support

Eighty-five Iranians arrive in Sri Lanka to work on Uma-Oya project

Eighty-five Iranians arrived in Sri Lanka to work on the Uma-Oya project, the military said. Military Spokesman Brigadier Chandana Wickremasinghe said that the Iranians arrived in Sri Lanka on a special Iranian flight. He said that PCR tests were conducted on the Iranians and they were later sent to a quarantine center. Work on the Uma Oya hydro power plant under the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project is expected to be completed later this year. The project, once completed, will add 23

16 Jun, 2020

Phone jamming devices installed at some prisons

By Indika Sri Aravinda Phone jamming devises have been installed at some prisons in the country, the Defence Ministry said today. Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said that illegal operations have been continuing from within the prisons. As a result phone jamming devises have been installed to block such operations handled by inmates using mobile phones smuggled into the cells. He also said that the recent appointment of a new Prison Commissioner General resulted in a large

16 Jun, 2020

Four Iranians in Sri Lanka contract coronavirus

Four Iranians in Sri Lanka have contracted the coronavirus, Military Spokesman Brigadier Chandana Wickremasinghe said. He said that ten individuals had contracted the coronavirus in Sri Lanka yesterday (Tuesday). Of the ten, Wickremasinghe said that four are Iranian nationals while the rest are Sri Lanka Navy officers. The detection comes as eighty-five Iranians arrived in Sri Lanka to work on the Uma-Oya project. The Iranians arrived in Sri Lanka on a special Iranian flight. PCR tests were

17 Jun, 2020