Photo courtesy of Daily Mirror On November 25, 1960 three sisters, Patria Mercedes Mirabal, María Argentina Minerva Mirabal and Antonia María Teresa Mirabal, were assassinated in the Dominican Republic on the orders...

Sri Lanka’s foremost economic summit will be inaugurated by the Chief Guest, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on the 1st of December 2020. The Summit is themed “Roadmap for Take-off: Driving a People Centric Economic Revival”. The President will also deliver the inaugural address. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, will launch the second phase of the summit on […] The post India's Finance Minist...

The Severe Cyclonic Storm Nivar over southwest Bay of Bengal was located near (10.2N, 82.0E) at 2.30 am today (25), 220km to the east of Kankesanturai coast, says the Department of Meteorology.

By Easwaran Rutnam  Former US President Barack Obama has referred to Sri Lanka in his just released book which has already sold millions of copies. The reference on Sri Lanka, though very short, is likely to stir controversy in Sri Lanka and overseas. The book ‘A promised Land’ notes that UN member states lacked either […] The post Obama’s book notes UN failure in Sri Lanka  first appeared o...

Four more coronavirus related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka. The Government Information Department said that the death toll from the virus in Sri Lanka has now risen to 94.   The post Four more coronavirus deaths reported in Sri Lanka first appeared on Colombo Gazette.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 165 million loan to Sri Lanka to provide immediate financing support for small and medium-enterprises (SMEs), which have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and long-term financing to underserved SMEs, including businesses led by women and tea smallholders.

Sri Lanka confirmed 171 more positive cases of Covid-19 today (24), says Commander of Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva.

Four new Covid-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, says the Department of Government Information.

By Indika Sri Aravinda Officials are on alert over the Victoria Dam following the recent tremors felt in Kandy. Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that the situation is not serious but the authorities will remain vigilant. “We are not prepared to take this lightly,” he asserted. He said that the authorities will be prepared to […] The post Officials on alert over Victor...

Sri Lanka and China have had talks on consolidating bilateral relations between both countries. Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage together with Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Luo Zhaohui, chaired the 11th session of the diplomatic consultations between Sri Lanka and China virtually, the Foreign Ministry said today. While expressing satisfaction […...

The National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) says that another 287 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Children and frontline staff of Sri Lanka are to receive more than 23,000 masks with a revolutionary technology that will help them to stay protected from the novel coronavirus. These masks, which were manufactured by Livinguard, an international hygiene technology company, were donated to World Vision Lanka recently and will be distributed among children immediately. […] The post Children a...

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Diana Gamage today appealed to the Government to make sanitary napkins an essential item. Speaking in Parliament today during the 2021 Budget, Diana Gamage said that 52 percent of the population in Sri Lanka are women. She noted that the 15% tax imposed on sanitary napkins is having a serious […] The post Diana appeals to make sanitary napkins ess...

Detainees are being forced to sign pre-prepared statements at the Police Headquarters, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) said. In a letter to Acting Inspector General of Police C.D.C. Wickremaratne, Ramani Muttettuwegama, the Commissioner in charge of Investigations and Inquiries said that under Section 11(d)of the HRCSL Act No. 21 of 1996, the Commission […] The post Detainee...

The Ministry of Health says 465 more individuals, who were previously diagnosed with Covid-19, have made complete recoveries.

Sri Lanka s Covid-19 infections count soared yet again on Monday (23) as 337 persons were tested positive for the virus.

Photo courtesy of Daily Mirror The detection of a COVID-19 positive case from a garment manufacturing facility in Minuwangoda earlier last month sparked new fears among the public while waking the government...

The Government has admitted there are shortcomings in its efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka. Cabinet spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told a special media briefing held today, that the Government was implementing every possible measure to contain the spread of the virus. “The second wave of the coronavirus is different to that […] The post Government admits to s...

Photo courtesy of Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka You take a step back as the ball bounces at breakneck speed and play defence. It is too early to lose your wicket, so...

Commander of Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva says Sri Lankans stranded in the Middle East will be given priority in the repatriation process.

Photo courtesy of Verite Research Seven months have passed since the arrest and detention of human rights lawyer, Hejaaz Hizbullah. When he was taken into custody on 14 April, his friends and...