Sri Lanka fears new virus outbreak after funeral breaks curfew

Sri Lankan authorities fear a fresh outbreak of coronavirus infections after thousands of mourners paid their respects to the body of a respected union leader on Saturday, defying a curfew and social distancing rules.



Health safety guidelines hamper resumption of normal postal services

Postal services are still in disarray as the timely delivery of letters and parcels continue to be hampered largely due to health safety guidelines in place following the COVID-19 outbreak.



Coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka – 30 May 2020

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 30 May 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.



Three Policemen interdicted over Moratuwa shooting

A sergeant and two constables who were on duty when gunmen opened fire at a hotel in Soysapura, Moratuwa, have been interdicted over the incident, Police said.



UNP WC members to bring in: No-Faith Motion against Ranil

Over 40 of the 65 United National Party (UNP) Working Committee members had on 29 Friday, decided to bring a No-Confidence Motion against the UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, a senior Party member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) said.



Bus batteries now unusable – Owners

The All Island Private Bus Owners Association says more than 4,000 batteries of buses have malfunctioned as they were not in use for almost two months.



Two government websites come under cyber attack

The websites of two government entities have suffered a cyber attack this morning (30), says the Cyber Security Centre of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF).



The balance of Itukama COVID-19 Fund exceeds Rs. 1,213 million

Following institute and personal donations along with direct deposits, the Itukama COVID-19 Healthcare and Security Fund reached Rs. 1,213 million.



Curfew in Nuwara Eliya from midnight today

A 24-hour curfew will be in force in Nuwara Eliya District on Saturday (30), says the President’s Media Division (PMD).



Coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka – 29 May 2020

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 29 May 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.



UNP Working Committee decides to suspend membership of 99

The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) has unanimously decided to confirm the suspension of 99 party members who had handed over nominations from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.



Other countries should have treated sick foreigners like we did: DGHS

If other countries where expatriate Sri Lankans are employed think humanely and accord the hospitality to them in the same way Sri Lanka accorded to foreign nationals, Sri Lanka would not have faced the problem of repatriation of hundreds of sick Sri Lankans, Director General Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Anil Jasinghe said yesterday.



277 Sri Lankans in Belarus brought back to the island

A group of 274 Sri Lankans including students who were stranded in Belarus arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night.



UNP Working Committee to convene today

The Working Committee of the United National Party will convene today under the patronage of Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.



Harin questioned for three hours

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) yesterday recorded for over 3 hours a statement from former Parliamentarian Harin Fernando in connection with the controversial video linked to former MP Kavinda Jayawardena, that has been released on social media platforms recently.



Samagi Jana Balawegaya to meet today

Members of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya will meet today under the patronage of party leader Sajith Premadasa.