UDA HAS SEALED TWO DEALS WORTH 1 B US $ IN LEASING LANDS IN DEMATAGODA AND KEPPETIPOLA MAWATHA TO FOREIGN INVESTORS TO BUILD A HOSPITAL AND A APARTMENT COMPLEX

UDA seals deals worth US$ 1b. The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has sealed two deals with foreign investors to lease out state lands in Colombo and netted nearly US$ one billion with more talks underway to lease more lands, a…

AUTHORITIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HAVE SUMMONED OVER GAS-RELATED INCIDENTS/EXPLOSIONS AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LODGED BY SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Several Senior State Officials Summoned To Human Rights Commission Over Gas-related Explosions Several Senior State Officials Summoned To Human Rights Commission Over Gas-related Explosions The Director General of the Sri Lanka Standards Institution, the Director General of the Consumer Affairs…

HUGE SCAM OF RICE MILL OWNERS SURFACED -MIX NADU AND WHITE RAW RICE IMPORTED BOUGHT MIXED WITH THEIR OWN RICE BY SELLING AT A HIGHER PRICE

Another scam by large scale rice mill owners revealed! The Nadu and White raw rice containers imported by private traders with the approval of the government are being bought by several leading rice mill owners, according to reports from the…

LOAN REPAYMENT OF $ 500 MILLION ( RS 5500 MILLION) DUE TO BE PAID FOR THE SRI LANKA SOVEREIGN BONDS MATURING NEXT JANUARY

Five hundred million dollars due to be paid by January! It is reported that a loan repayment of US $ 500 million (Rs. 5500 million) is due to be paid for the Sri Lanka Sovereign Bonds maturing next January. Sources…

COVID-19 DEATHS AS AT 10TH CONFIRMED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES IS STILL A STAGGERING FIGURE OF 22 TOTAL DEATHS CLIMBED TO 14,595

22 more COVID-19 deaths 22 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed yesterday (10) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 14,595.

SRI LANKA WOMEN’S CRICKET TEAM RETURNED TO THE ISLAND ON FRIDAY AFTER HAVING BEEN STRANDED FOR 12 DAYS IN ZIMBABWE DUE TO COVID-19

The Sri Lanka women’s cricket team returned to Sri Lanka today after having been stranded for 12 days in Zimbabwe due to Covid-19. Six Sri Lanka women cricketers who took part in a World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe and…

VACCINATION CARDS TO BE MADE COMPULSARY WHEN ENTERING PUBLIC PLACES-SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COVID-19 ON PRESIDENT’S DIRECTIVE

Vaccination card to be made mandatory when entering public places The Special Committee on COVID-19 Control today decided to make the vaccination card mandatory when entering public places in the future,President’s Media Division(PMD) said. Legal advice has been sought with…

DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS SHRMILA RAJAPAKSA GRANTS OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE TO NAME NEW BORN ANIMALS

Children get opportunity to name animals! It has been decided to grant an opportunity to young children to name five newborn animals at the Dehiwala Zoo, the Director of the National Zoological Gardens Sharmila Rajapaksa said. This year, the zoo…

COVID-19 DEATHS AS AT 9th CONFIRMED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES SLIGHTLY LOWER FIGURE OF 18 TOTAL DEATHS CLIMBS TO 14,573

18 more COVID-19 deaths 18 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed yesterday (09) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 14,573.

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF SRI LANKA (CAASL) BAN ON TRAVEL TO SIX AFRICAN COUNTRIES LIFTED

Ban on 6 African countries lifted – CAASL The Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of SriLanka (CAASL) has stated that the ban on six South African countries over the Omicron COVID-19 variant will be reversed. The ban, imposed on…