SI
TA

1200 April 04, 2020

Amali Mallawaarachchi

Foreigners’ Visas extended

The Immigration and Emigration Department yesterday (01) extended the validity period of all types of visas issued to foreigners who are currently residing in Sri Lanka until May 12, 2020 due to the...

Issue Covid-19 media guidelines - JVP

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna former MP Bimal Rathnayake publicly urged the Director General of Health Dr. Anil Jasinghe to issue guidelines to all media institutes on reporting...
Issue Covid-19 media guidelines - JVP

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna former MP Bimal Rathnayake publicly urged the Director General of Health Dr. Anil Jasinghe to issue guidelines to all media institutes on reporting...
HRCSL expresses concern over prisoners’ health

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has forwarded recommendations to the Commissioner General of Prisons regarding the protection of prisoners during the COVID-19...
PPE: Give priority to health workers

Professor Neelika Malavige of the Department of Microbiology, University of Sri Jayawardanapura in collaboration with the World Health Organization Sri Lanka appealed to...

<div class="views-lazy-load">Loading...</div>

Latest News

COVID-19 cases rise to 166

Ministry of Health confirms that four more persons had tested positive for...

2961 prisoners released

On the recommendations of the special committee appointed on the...

Two more COVID-19 patient recovered

Two more COVID-19 infected patient in Sri Lanka, were discharged from the...

President meets medical and security specialists

A special meeting was held at the President’s Office today (04) to...

No decision taken to declare a complete lockdown-Defence Secretary

Defence Secretary Maj.Gen.(Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said considering the...

No truth to rumours of country being lockdown

The Police Media Spokesman SSP Jaliya Senaratne dismissed the news being...

172 returnees released from SLAF quarantine centre at Iranamadu

172 passengers who returned from overseas arrived at the SLAF Quarantine...

COVID-19 positive cases rise to 162

Ministry of Health confirms that three more persons had tested positive...

Editor's Pick

Stringent measures to contain Coronavirus spread

Stay at home, save lives

Curfew to be very strictly enforced

Polls postponed

Police curfew in 11 Police Divisions

President calls for strategy to boost COVID-19 hit economies

Concrete decisions to prevent spread of COVID – 19

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva visited two centres in Punani and Kandakadu where foreigners and Sri Lankans returning from South Korea, Iran and Italy will be quarantined from today for Covid – 19. Security Forces – East Commander Major General Rasika Fernando was also present. Picture courtesy Army Media Unit

Mandatory quarantine process starts today

Recent comments

Good Decision

3 weeks 2 days ago

Appreciate your decision Edu Min
Good news then, we in Sri

1 month 2 weeks ago

Good news then, we in Sri Lanka do not have any other Covid-19 infected individuals. I hope the WHO was notified of this fact.
Colombo Air

2 months 2 weeks ago

The air pollution is a result of "growth and development". There is a huge price to be paid for this and it will end with it killing us. Sri Lanka wanted to imitate the West and now it...
Congratulating the SL Boxers

4 months 2 days ago

Congratulations and best wishes to all the SL boxers and other sportsmen and women representing the country
SAJITH UNIFIES UNITED NATIONAL PARTY

6 months 1 week ago

Our heartfelt Congratulations to you and the United National Party.