Health experts raise serious concerns over new variant, SL goes on alert Sri Lanka’s health experts, today raised serious concerns over the new variant of the COVID-19 which had been detected in South Africa and said Sri Lanka’s borders had…
SRI LANKAN AIRLINES TO ASSIST INDIAN PASSENGERS BY INCREASING FLIGHTS TO DESTINATIONS THAT WERE TEMPORARILY HALTED OWING TO THE PANDEMIC
Sri Lankan to ramp up India operations Sri Lankan Airlines yesterday assured Indian travellers that the airline is committed to increase the flights to destinations that were temporarily halted due to the pandemic, restore operations to pre-COVID-19 levels, and offer…
ENGINEERS AT CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD COMMENCES A WORK TO RULE CAMPAIGN
The Engineers attached to Ceylon Electricity Board has commences a work to rule campaign against some demands not granted..
CBSL DECIDES TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN POLICY INTEREST RATES AT 5% and 6 % WHICH IS CALLED THE STANDARD DEPOSIT FACILITY RATE( SDFR)
CBSL decides to maintain current policy interest rates The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at their current levels…
SCOTLAND POLICE COMPLETES TRAINING OF SRI LANKA’S POLICE OFFICERS
Police Scotland ends training of Sri Lanka officers Police Scotland has announced it is to end its training work with police in Sri Lanka, following concern over human rights abuses in the country. The force’s long-standing involvement with law enforcement…
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY BOARD SPOKESPERSON HAD STATED THAT SRI LANKA HAS NOT YET MADE A REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL AID
No request from Sri Lanka for IMF funding The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Sri Lanka has not made any request for financial support. IMF’s Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Masahiro Nozaki told Daily Mirror in an email that a…
COVID-19 DEATHS AN ALARMINGLY HIGH NUMBER OF 26 AS AT THE 25th NOVEMBER
26 more COVID-19 deaths 26 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed yesterday (25) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 14,258.
MAHINDA SAMARASINGHE RENOUNCES AS MEMBER OF PALIAMENT TO TAKE UP PRESTIGIUOS AMBASSODOR DESIGNATE POST IN USA
Mahinda Samarasinghe renounces as Member of Parliament Member of Parliament Mahinda Samarasinghe quit from Parliament to accept his new prestigious post as the Sri Lanka Ambassador of the USA. Mahinda Samarasinghe said in a statement that he had handed over…
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN FIFTEEN TRADE UNIONS TO CONTIMUE THE 48 HOUR TOKEN STRIKE LAUNCHED IF DEMANDS NOT MET
Strike to go on if demands not met… The Health professionals of fifteen trade unions who launched a 48-hour token strike yesterday over several demands including irregularities in promotions, salary anomalies, staged a protest outside the Colombo National Hospital today…
DOMESTIC LITRO GAS CYLINGER EXPLODES IN A HOUSE IN HOKANDARA AT 4 AM WHEN INMATES WERE ASLEEP,NO ONE INJURED
Domestic gas cylinder explodes at house in Hokandara A domestic gas cylinder has exploded at a house at Hokkandara in Pannipitiya early this morning, Police said. They said the explosion reportedly took place at around 4.a.m today when the residents…
