News from 2020

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed the legal experts and the Department of Prisons to look into ways of granting some relie…

India's 1.3 billion people will go under "total lockdown" for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Mini…

eports of a person in China dying due to a virus called 'hantavirus' have spread panic at a time when the world is battling the pa…

ZAGREB AFP March22, 2020 - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake tore down chunks of buildings in Zagreb and left a teenager in critical cond…

In New York, carpenters in protective gear were seen boarding up a closed beauty store in Manhattan (DM) US, (Daily Mail), 23 Marc…

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Curfew in the Colombo Gampha and Kalutara districts will continue until further notice as these have been identified as high risk …

Areas of the Colombo and the Gampaha districts were seen deserted during curfew hours. …

A group of 311 persons arrived in Sri Lanka from COVID-19 hit countries left for their homes after undergoing the 14-day quarantin…

The human costs of the Coronavirus pandemic are already immeasurable and all countries need to work together to protect people and…

In line with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce’s initiative to tackle how the new coronavirus affects industries and businessmen, t…

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) today assured that the fuel supply is being done without any hindrance or shortage as an essent…

Five more patients have been tested positive for the virus since yesterday (22) in Sri Lanka, bringing the total number of COVID-1…

The Government today requested the entire nation to strictly adhere to the guidelines issued with the objective of preventing furt…

A total of 1589 persons have been arrested with 362 vehicles including motorcycle and three-wheelers during the weekend for violat…

Sangakkara is currently in self-quarantine at his home in Colombo, after he returned home from a visit to the United Kingdom. This…

A grace period has been announced until March 31 to pay the electricity bills, the ministry of Power and Energy said. The consumer…

The Neville Fernando Hospital in Malabe and the Borella Castle Street Hospital are to be used to treat pregnant mothers suspected …

A total of 338 individuals had been arrested by the police since Saturday for violating the curfew which was imposed island-wide, …

Army trucks drive along a road in Bergamo yesterday in what Italians have described as one of the ‘saddest’ images in the coun…

People wearing protective face masks (HT)   Beijing, (Hindustan Times), 19 March 2020 -  China on Thursday said it …

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday urged the government to grant a dole to those who are engaged in daily odd jobs as they …

Ambassador Hu Wei met Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and pledged to donate another 100k Masks(incl. 10k N95) and 20k Test …

In a statement, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today urged the public to act with great restraint and with the future in mind at…

The Government today requested the public to strictly adhere to the social distancing policy of one metre at public places. In a s…