Shutting school systems is the wrong response to COVID-19 – UNICEF
Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the wrong response and compounds the…
Author: Ayman Ameer
SJB stages silent protest against oppression
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) staged a silent protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (07) evening demanding an…
Tensions erupt upon former Minister Patali’s arrival
A protest was staged by wholesale vegetable traders from the Manning Market in Pettah near the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (07).…
Armed police raid home of Florida scientist fired over CV-19 data
Rebekah Jones claims Governor Ron DeSantis, with whom she has clashed repeatedly since her dismissal in May, was involved. Rebekah…
Investigations into notice board in Chinese language at Mount Lavinia railway station
The Railway Department is to launch an investigation into a notice board placed at the Mount Lavinia railway station which…
2 CV-19 deaths reported yesterday (07)
2 Covid-19 deaths have been reported in the country today. The death toll currently stands at 142.
All prisoners under death sentence will have their sentence reduced to 20 years – Prison Minister
State Minister of Prison Management and Prisoners Rehabilitation Lohan Ratwatte emphasizing on the present congestion in prison given the rising…
649 CV-19 patients reported in the country yesterday (06)
649 Covid-19patients were reported in Sri Lanka yesterday (06). Majority of the cases were reported from Colombo.
Sri Lanka’s Kaavan makes new friend in Cambodia
The 36-year-old bull elephant from Sri Lanka — termed the “world’s loneliest” — was the sole Asian elephant at Islamabad’s…
Concerns raised by Three-Wheeler union
Concerns were raised by The All Island Three-Wheeler Union regarding local and international taxi services sanctioned to operate in the…