Colombo (News 1st); Teacher Unions accompanied by several other factions staged a protest march Monday (01) from the Fort Railway Station to the Presidential Secretariat. Scuffles were reported when the protestors moved closer to the Presidential Secretariat as they were prevented from moving forward by Sri Lanka Police. The protestors were demanding a review of the […]
Colombo (News 1st); Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port will be operated 100% by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. On Monday (01) following a meeting with trade union representatives the Prime Minister released a statement to note the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port will not be […]
Colombo (News 1st); The report of the cabinet appointed committee to inquire into concerns surrounding the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port was handed over to Minister of Ports and Shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardena on Monday (01). Chairman of the committee, U. D. C. Jayalal the Ports and Shipping Secretary said the Minister would table recommendations […]
ECT report handed over to subject minister; ECT to be discussed at cabinet
Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police arrested a school teacher over the death of a 16-year-old female student who drowned in the Walawe River in Kaltota, Balangoda. The teacher was identified as in-charge of extracurricular activities of a school in the Kaltota Police area and she had taken 15 students for a river bath in the Walawe River, and thereafter one student was reported […]
16-year-old drowns in Walawe River; Teacher arrested for negligence
CNN: Myanmar’s military has handed power of the country to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, following the arrests of the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior leaders in early morning raids Monday. In an address on military-owned television Myawaddy TV, Myanmar’s military said that it had detained key political leaders […]
Colombo (News 1st); 864 COVID-19 cases were reported in Sri Lanka on Sunday (31), said the Department of Government Information. 827 of these cases were from the Peliyagoda Cluster, while 10 cases were from the Prison Cluster. 17 returnees from the United Arab Emirates and 10 returnees from South Korea also tested positive for the […]
Colombo (News 1st); The Director General of Health Services confirmed three (03) deaths caused by Covid-19 virus infection. Accordingly, the total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka is 316. 01.The deceased is a 38 year old male from Colombo 08. He was diagnosed as infected with Covid 19 and transferred from General […]
316 COVID fatalities in Sri Lanka; 03 deaths reported on Sunday (31)
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers are likely in parts of the Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces t...
