New aircraft acquired by SriLankan Airlines accorded a grand welcome

Security measures taken after test confirms Colombo resident has virus

All the required security measures have been taken after tests confirmed a man in Colombo was diagnosed with the coronavirus, the Government said this evening. The Government information department said that a Sri Lankan seafarer who returned from India had been diagnosed with the virus after he was subjected to a 14-day compulsory quarantine period. The seafarer had initially been subjected to a 14-day compulsory quarantine period at a quarantine center and a PCR test found he had not contrac

02 Jul, 2020

Over 400kg of cannabis seized by Navy

The Navy has seized over 400 kg of kerala cannabis with a street of over Rs. 60 million. Navy Spokesman Lieutenant Commander Isuru Sooriyabandara said the stock of cannabis was seized during a raid conducted today on Mandaitivu island off the Coast of Jaffna. The operation is still underway, as a team of Navy officers are in pursuit of the suspects who had managed to escape during the raid, he added. (Colombo Gazette)

03 Jul, 2020

COVID-19 app to be gifted to WHO after Sri Lanka fails to show interest

By Indika Sri Aravinda A mobile app developed to help Sri Lanka fight the coronavirus is to be gifted to the World Health Organisation (WHO) after Sri Lanka failed to show interest. A team of researchers headed by Professor Chandana Jayaratne of the Astronomy and Space Science Unit, Department of Physics of the University of Colombo developed the ?SWARAKSHA? app under a COVID-19 pandemic prevention Research Grant from the National Research Council. Professor Chandana Jayaratne said the app, w

02 Jul, 2020