Sri Lanka’s first-ever hundred per cent locally manufactured petrol and electric prototype cars would be launched by next year, Sri Lanka’s racing legend Dilantha Malagamuwa said, yesterday.

United Nations Director General (UNDG) in Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya has noted the particular relevance of the teachings of the Buddha such as compassion, solidarity and mindfulness, in times of global emergencies such as the current COVID-19 crisis.

Long-distance buses would operate on Monday (11) after the Government granted authorisation to cross the districts, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Chairman Kingsley Ranawaka said today.

Three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the total number of cases to 847, the health ministry said.

Former MPs Kumara Welgama and Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Leader Patali Champika Ranawaka filed a petition in the Supreme Court today challenging the Gazette notification issued by the Elections Commission declaring the General Elections on June 20.

The Immigration and Emigration Department will re-open for the public on Monday (11) to provide services in terms of the provisions of Immigrants and Emigrants Act, except on Public holidays.

The decision to re-open schools could be taken within the next week, Education Minister Dallas Alahapperuma said.

A ‘High category threat’ warning had been issued by CERT over receiving of One Time Password (OTP) from a local private number, instead of from ANY authenticated service provider.

The validity period of all types of Visas of foreigners in Sri Lanka had been extended up to June 11, the Immigration Department said.

The National Police Commission (NPC) has approved a request made by the Acting IGP to deploy security personnel for retired IGPs and Senior DIGs.

Fifteen more Covid-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged increasing the total recovered cases in Sri Lanka to 255, the Health Ministry said.

As the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide, various countries have employed different means and methods to combat the spread of this disease, Sri Lanka too adopted its own way focusing mainly on prevention, containment and management.

The government aims at total relaxation of the curfew restrictions imposed in view of the COVID-19 outbreak by next month , a Minister said yesterday.

Commuters who had season tickets following with an SMS sent by the Railways Department and had their names in the list of employee names given by the Government and Private sector Institutions would be allowed to travel by trains on Monday (11), Rail

Eleven more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, increasing the total number of infected cases to 835, the Ministry of Health confirmed. The ministry said that all 11 patients are navy personnel.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s name appeared in the latest quarterly publication of the US Federal Register of individuals who have chosen to renounce their US citizenship.

Foreign Relations Ministry Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha requested the Sri Lankans abroad to make an objective assessment of their circumstances before requesting to return to Sri Lanka.

Eight more COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital increasing the total number of recovered cases to 240, the Health Ministry said.

United States National Security Advisor Robert Charles O’Brien had contacted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday and offered US support to Sri Lanka.

Director of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital Dr Sarath Weerabandara has been transferred to the Ministry of Health with effect from May 6.

About thirteen Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests conducted by the laboratories other than the laboratories of the Health Ministry so far had been found to be erroneous, the Association of Government Medical Laboratory Technologists said yesterday

The government is planning to issue a special gazette notification on the restoration of civilian lives from May 11, DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Several insurance companies had introduced health coverage through mobile operators to pay compensation to people diagnosed with COVID-19 and those killed by the disease, Insurance Regulatory Commission (IRC) Director General Damayanthi Fernando said

Despite the government stating that curfew will be relaxed for public and private sector businesses to re-open from May 11, the Daily Mirror learns that this has caused severe confusion among the public on which businesses can function from Monday as

Six Ukrainian Aviation engineers arrived in Sri Lanka this morning to inspect three Antonov aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Force Spokesman Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe said.

A Sri Lankan who returned from Dubai yesterday was among 27 Covid-19 patients reported yesterday, Director General of Health Anil Jasingha said.

A retired Superintendent of Police (SP) was arrested over an incident where a pet dog was found shot dead at Periyamulla yesterday morning.

Strict guidelines have been proposed for the tourism sector as the industry prepares to open its doors and resume operations.

The Health Ministry, today, set new strict guidelines for barber shops and beauty parlors to resume operations once the curfew is relaxed from May 11.

Twenty six(26) more Covid-19 infected patients were reported today increasing the total cases to 823, the Health Ministry said.