Another 274 COVID-19 positive cases reported today, stated the Department of Government Information. Accordingly, the total count from clusters rises to 45,770.
The four former Directors of Edirisinghe Trust Investments (ETI) Finance Limited, who were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department, were further remanded till January 15 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Mohommed Mihail today. They were arrested last Friday by the Criminal Investigations Department on the directive of Attorney General Dappula de Livera on charges of
"Black boxes" from a passenger plane that crashed into the sea soon after take-off in Indonesia on Saturday have been located, officials say.Navy divers are confident that they will be able retrieve the two flight recorders when the search operation resumes on Monday.Aircraft parts and human remains have been found.The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 was carrying 62 people when it
Another group of expatriates from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE were brought to the island this morning, National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) sources said.Accordingly, 100 from Saudi Arabia, 81 from Qatar and 290 from UAE are among those expatriates and all of them will be sent to Quarantine Centres, managed by tri forces for necessary
An advisory for heavy rain was issued to several provinces, which is valid until 10am January 12. According to the advisory, "Showery weather over most parts of the island is expected to continue further due to the low level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. Cloudy skies can be expected over the island. Very heavy showers above 150mm can be expected at some