WHAT REMEDIES IN RESOLVING THE HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT? WHEN ELEPHANTS CANNOT BE EXPORTED

If elephants cannot be exported, what’s the next step in resolving the Human Elephant Conflict?   Alluding to the requests by the President and the COPA, urging a quick and durable solution with policy changes to protect humans and elephants,…

CENTRAL BANK TO FREEZE UP BANK ACCOUNTS USING ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUES

CB to freeze up bank accounts utilizing illegal money transmission techniques Bank accounts of those who dispense and accept money through illegal money transfer methods will be frozen with instant effect, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal confessed The Governor…

PRIVATE BUS OWNERS DEMAND A FARE HIKE MINIMUM FARE TO BE MADE RS 20/-

Pvt. bus owners want fare hike Sri Lanka’s Private Bus Owners have demanded to increase bus fares from Jan. 2022. Speaking to reporters in Colombo in the first December , chairman of the Private Bus Owners Association – Gemunu Wijeratne…

COVID-19 DEATHS REMAIN A STAGGERING NUMBER 26 DEATHS REPORTED ON 1ST DECEMBER

26 more COVID-19 deaths 26 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed yesterday (30) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 14,372.

CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD ENGINEERS ENHANCES THEIR WORK TO RULE CAMPAIGN

CEB Engineers step up their work to rule campaign The CEB Engineers Union says that its members will step away from attending to power restoration activities which do not fall within their 8 hours of work. The union commenced their…

ROSHAN RAVINDRA BEST ACTOR JAYANI SENANAYAKE BEST ACTRESS IN STATE TELEVISION AWARDS

Television State Awards : Best Actor Roshan, Actress Jayani The Television State Awards was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo under the patronage of veteran actor Kamal Addararachchi on the invitation of State Minister for National Heritage,…

TOURISTS TRAVEL IN AIR CONDITIONED “PODI MENIKE” TO ELLA TOURIST ZONE

Tourists travelled on ‘Podi Manike’ With the advent of the Winter Season more than 200 tourists who travelled on the ‘Podi Menike’ train from Colombo to Badulla, embarked in the tourist zone in Ella when train services to Badulla resumed…

AUTHORITIES OF LITRO GAS REITERATES THAT CERTIFIED AND TESTED ALL CYLINDERS TWICE

LITRO GAS AUTHORITIES REITERATED LITRO GAS CYLINDERS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AND TESTED TWICE Litro Gas Lanka, authorities reiterated that the LPG brought into Sri Lanka meets internationally ratified compositions of propane and butane, certified and tested twice at point of…

FRESH HEALTH GUIDELINES TO ALL ISSUED BY SRI LANKA’S HEALTH MINISTRY FROM DECEMBER 1st TO 15th

New health guidelines from Dec. 01 – 15 Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry issued fresh guidelines that will be in effect from tomorrow (Dec. 01) – Dec. 15. The full list of guidelines is as in the media release :

18 COVID-19 DEATHS REPORTED AS AT 29TH TOTAL DEATH TOLL 14, 346

18 more COVID-19 deaths 18 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed as at the 29th confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 14,346.