Seasoned diplomat Gopal Baglay was on Saturday appointed India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, India’s PTI reported.

The 43 year-old female Chinese national who was admitted to the IDH, Colombo last week after she tested positive for the new coronavirus, has fully recovered, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has tyre-locked six vehicles for non-payment of parking fees and for not responding to late payment reminders up to a maximum of sixty times, CMC Engineer Manjula Kularatne said.

French plane maker Airbus has been accused for paying bribes through agents around the world (including Sri Lanka) to stack the decks in its favour and win contracts around the globe, media reports said.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday said that Sri Lanka has taken appropriate measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus and relevant ministries were well prepared and equipped.

Cabinet spokesman, Minister Bandula Gunawardana said yesterday he would file a case in the Supreme Court challenging the economic and monetary decisions taken by Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Treasury officials under the Yahapalanaya gover

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa yesterday said he will inform the country about his political future in the days to come.

The special flight of SriLankan Airlines which left for Wuhan, China yesterday returned with Sri Lankan students and their family members this morning.

The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership - and more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum.

In line with the government’s policy of improving domestic flights, new flight service will commence between Colombo and Jaffna International Airport from today, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said.

The 43-year-old female Chinese national who had been tested positive for the new coronavirus is still receiving treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Angoda, Chief Epidemiologist of the Epidemiology Unit, Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has advised health authorities to explore possibilities of western and indigenous medicinal remedies and treatment options for new coronavirus patients after consulting experts in the field.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) which is the regulatory body for air navigation said a host of measures had been taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus through the airport.

The Easter Sunday carnage has claimed yet another life with one of the victims who was injured in the explosion succumbing to her injuries at the Ragama Hospital.

’’Decisions made at the UNP working committee meeting on Thursday to empower Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to decide on the general elections should not be confined to lip service and be implemented without delay,’’ MP Nalin Bandara Jaya

Three more suspected cases of 2019-nCoV have been detected today from Kandy, Ratnapura and Negombo bringing the toll to eight while confirmed cases of the virus infection still remained at one, a senior medical source of the Government Epidemiology U

Two suspects who were arrested on charges of printing, circulating and keeping fake currency notes in their possession were ordered to be remanded till February 7 by the Moneragala District Court today.

Appointing a task force to combat new coronavirus has become imperative in the wake of World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring a global emergency situation, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said today.

A special flight of SriLankan Airlines has left for Wuhan, China to bring back a group of Sri Lankan students, officials said. Foreign Relations Ministry yesterday said the Chinese Government was expediting the request made by Sri Lanka to land a spe

The issuing of driving licences at the Department of Motor Traffic Werahera branch (DMT) would be temporarily suspended only for tomorrow, DMT acting Commissioner General Upali Jayasekara said.

The Education Ministry had decided to close fifteen schools in Colombo on Monday (February 3) including Government, Private and International, due to the rehearsals for Independence Day celebrations.

A special flight of Air India today left for Wuhan city to evacuate hundreds of Indians from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China’s central Hubei province, Indian Media reported.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage further remanded retired Major Ajith Prasanna and two retired intelligence officers till February 14 for allegedly intimidating witnesses in the case of the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths con

The Supreme Court today re-fixed for support on May 11, the fundamental rights petition filed by former CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekera.

Six suspects including Shangri-La Hotel suicide bomber’s father Mohamed Ibrahim were further remanded until February 14 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Chandra Jayatunge today.

The US State Department increased its travel advisory for China on Thursday, as the death toll from a fast-spreading virus rose to over 200 and the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency.

Australian officials declared a state of emergency for the capital city of Canberra and surrounding regions on Friday, as soaring temperatures and strong winds threatened to propel a large bushfire beyond the control of firefighters.

The 72nd Independence Day celebrations will be held at the Independence Square graced by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on a grand scale on February 4, Public Administration and Home Affairs State Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said yesterday.

The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak spread well beyond China, where it emerged last month.

The Health Ministry has informed Parliament that tourists visiting Sri Lanka especially Chinese nationals were being closely monitored through a new software in a bid to prevent the coronavirus being spread in the country.