The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has approved $966 million worth of loans under a relief program for Covid-19 affected businesses, it was reported on Sunday
Several rounds of discussions were presently underway as to when the indefinite curfew will be relaxed in Colombo and Gampaha districts, and health authorities are likely to suggest that curfew would continue till such time that all COVID-19 clusters in Sri Lanka were deactivated, a media report said on Thursday
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka rose to 1045 after 17 people tested POSITIVE for the virus today
Sri Lanka reported one new case Wednesday, raising the total number of people contracted the coronavirus to 1027, according to the Health Ministry
Sri Lanka’s Health Minister is declaring that for the past three weeks no COVID 19 positive cases have been reported from the general public and that indicates there is no more community transmission of the virus
Sri Lanka Police have arrested 730 people in the 24 hours from Monday (18) 6 am to Tuesday 6 am, for violating the curfew
As Sri Lanka marks the 11th anniversary of the end of the three-decade-long war against Tamil Tiger terrorism, the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau reiterated call for Sri Lanka to pursue a meaningful accountability process while offering Canada’s support
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 981, after 21 more people tested positive for the virus yesterday
Sri Lanka is expecting two special flights from Kuwait Airways tomorrow bringing back Sri Lankans who are availing themselves of the amnesty scheme announced for illegal residents by the Kuwaiti government
Several Sri Lankan websites including at least two government and several private sector institutions were hacked by an internationally based organisation, last night targeting the National War Heroes Day
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry said 38,000 Sri Lankans including dual citizens who had registered at an online portal had wanted to return while 3,600 had been repatriated since April 21
Sri Lanka reported a total of 25 new cases by late Saturday, raising the total number of people contracted the coronavirus to 960, according to the Health Ministry
The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in the United Kingdom has written to the Editor of the Guardian newspaper after the web edition of the UK’s Guardian newspaper posted a quiz saying ‘Eelam’ as an indigenous name of Sri Lanka, linking it with the Tamil Tigers terrorist group, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Relations Ministry said in a statement today
Sri Lanka reported a total of 10 new cases Friday, raising the total number of people contracted the coronavirus to 935, according to the Health Ministry
The curfew will be imposed in all districts of the island from 8:00 pm today (16) until 5:00 am on Monday, May 18 the Government said
State-run SriLankan Airlines is getting ready to resume scheduled flights by June if health authorities give the go-ahead, Chairman Ashok Pathirage said as the carrier is battling a to survive a Coronavirus crisis
