CID grills Manusha over jobs for Sri Lankans in South Korea

First commercial flight since pandemic arrives as Sri Lanka reopens borders

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The first commercial flight since the coronavirus pandemic arrived today (21) as Sri Lanka reopened its borders for tourists. Head of Corporate Communications at the Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka Ltd. Sumith de Silva told Colombo Gazette that 49 passengers were on the first flight. He said this included two foreigners who were here on a work permit while the rest were Sri Lankans who arrived under the repatriation programme. Sumith de Silva further said Oman Air

21 Jan, 2021

Sri Lanka looks to work with Biden to strengthen relationship

Sri Lanka says it looks forward to working with the new US administration led by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to strengthen the relationship between both countries. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tweeted congratulating President Biden on his assumption of office as the 46th President of the USA. “My Government and I look forward to working together towards a stronger and mutually beneficial bilateral relationship,” Rajapaksa tweeted. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa also gre

21 Jan, 2021

Two Sri Lankan cricketers test positive

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Sri Lanka cricketers Binura Fernando and Chamika Karunaratne have tested positive for COVID-19. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva told Colombo Gazette the players were detected with the virus after being subjected to PCR tests. The SLC medical team is taking necessary measures to transfer the two infected players to a COVID treatment facility. Silva said other players who have been identified as first contacts of the infected cricketers have been placed in is

21 Jan, 2021