Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts after 1.00 p.m, stated the Meteorology Department. Several spells of light showers will occur in Northern, Eastern, North-Central and Uva provinces. Fairly heavy showers about 50 mm can be expected at some places. General public is requested to take
Christmas is a noble religious event in the Christian calendar, associated with the birth of Lord Jesus Christ, which inspires the devotion of millions of Christians in God around the world and is second only to the Easter, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said in his Christmas Message, yesterday. The rest of the message is as follows:
The simultaneous November 2020 visits by India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr. S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval to island-states in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) took place in the backdrop of the recently-concluded Malabar 2020 naval exercise involving the informal grouping of India, Australia, Japan and the US, called the ‘Quad’.
The birth of Christ represents peace, forgiveness, mercy, and above all, hope, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said in his Christmas message, yesterday. His message is as follows: “May this year’s Christmas be our promise of hope renewed. It is a time to spread joy and goodwill, while appreciating our blessings in the presence of our loved ones.
Another group of expatriates from Maldives and Qatar were brought to the island this morning, National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) sources said. Accordingly, 51 from Qatar and 13 from Maldives are among those expatriates and all of them will be sent to Quarantine Centres, managed by tri forces for necessary quarantine process. All returnees