Worst days are yet to come for Sri Lanka – PBJ While Sri Lanka’s economy is getting from bad to worse with the US dollar crisis and import restrictions tightening up severely, the country is yet to witness days that…
COVID-19 DEATHS STILL STAGGERING A NUMBER 27 MORE DEATHS REPORTED AS AT SATURDAY
27 more COVID-19 deaths 27 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed yesterday (27) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 14,305.
SRI LANKA VULNERABLE,AUTHORITIES CAUTIONED AGAINST NEW COVID VARIANTS
Sri Lanka vulnerable, caution authorities New COVID VARIANTS Due to the careless testing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), there is a robust prospect that any novel variant of COVID-19 inflowing to the country, College of Medical Laboratory Science…
EXPERTS CONFESS THAT GAS CYLINGERS CANNOT EXPLODE-UNNATURAL ISOLATED UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT
Experts say gas cylinders don’t explode – Bandula Minister of Trade – Bandula Gunawardena says that according to the Government Analyst and other experts including university professors have stated that Gas cylinders do not explode. He added speaking in Parliament…
LET’S ELIMINATE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.-ORGANIZED BY SAMAGI JANA BALAWEGAYA
Let’s Eliminate Violence Against Women The Samagi Jana Balawega Women’s Coalition today staged a protest in front of the party office under the theme “Let’s Eliminate Violence Against Women and Let the World Shine in Orange’.
SRI LANKA ALERTED AS HEALTH EXPERTS RAISE SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER NEW VARIANT OF THE COVID-19
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…