Coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka – 16 June 2020

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 16 June 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.



Day Care Centers to be opened from July 1

Day Care Centers will be reopened from July 01, the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs has announced.



Arjuna Mahendran has changed name to Harjan Alexander: AG informs Special HC

Attorney General informed the Special High Court today that Interpol has informed him that former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran has changed his name.



Dead body found in a canal in Angulana

The body of a person suspected to have been murdered has been found this morning in a canal near the Angulana Bridge.



President urges state banks to take lead in reviving economy

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday told a group of Bank of Ceylon officials that he had not instructed them to assist any of his relatives, associates or those who had supported him. State banks should take the lead in assisting everyone from farmers to investors, he said.



SJB case: Senasinghe’s application rejected

The Colombo District Court yesterday rejected the application filed by former minister Sujeewa Senasinghe and two others seeking permission to intervene in the case filed by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)



Coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka – 15 June 2020

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 15 June 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.



Daughter of veteran film director killed in head-on collision

Vinavi Mapitigama (41), the daughter of veteran film Director Chandrarathna Mapitigama, was killed and two others were injured when two cars collided head-on at Wellawatta on the Old Havelock Road yesterday.



Demand for bus fare hike rejected

Minister of Transport Services Management Mahinda Amaraweera says the government will not permit private bus operators to increase bus fares in any manner at present.



Western forces behind Mangala’s decision – Dr. Bandula

Former Minister Mangala Samaraweera who is quitting politics must be doing so under the instructions of Western powers that have backed him up for a long time, Higher Education, Technology, Innovation and Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said.



Sri Lanka holds mock election to test virus measures

Sri Lanka staged a mock election on Sunday to test measures aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus during a parliamentary vote in August.



Minimum age of labor increased up to 16 years

Minister of Employment and Labour Relations Dinesh Gunawardena says they will take steps to increase the employable age limit from 14 to 16 years.



Eradicate the leasing mafia – Sajith

Leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sajith Premadasa has called for prompt measures to eradicate the leasing mafia in the country.



Coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka – 14 June 2020

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 14 June 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.



Cop who nabbed Colombo National Hospital robber killed in accident

A police constable attached to the State Intelligence Service who assisted in the arrest of a suspect in a recent Rs 7.9 million robbery at the Colombo National Hospital and prevented the escape has died in an accident.



Two more Samagi Jana Balawegaya candidates withdraw from upcoming polls

Former Central Province Governor Neluka Ekanayake and Denat Paniyandoowage, two candidates of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) from the Sabaragamuwa and Galle Districts announced their decision to withdraw from the upcoming elections, becoming the second and third candidates to withdraw from the contest – all from the SJB.