Anu Dissanayaka

Marawila Magistrate s Court has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to conduct an investigation into handing over two container trucks, which were seized by Dankotuwa Police on suspicion of carrying disputed coconut oil stocks, to the Customs. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3rG1PmC https://ift.tt/3mbu2k7

In parallel to the Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, a special security plan has been set in place covering a number of locations on the island including churches, Sri Lanka Army said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3fDY9zc https://ift.tt/31IwjJX

The former Minister Ravi Karunanayake and 06 other suspects have been granted bail by the Colombo High Court over the 2016 Bond Scam. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3whJ5gH https://ift.tt/3u6wJGc

Former Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar, Rt. Rev. Rayappu Joseph has passed away at the age of 80. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3sI5Isq https://ift.tt/3fwXLT6

Four individuals have been arrested for spreading extremist propaganda and the ideologies of Zahran Hashim through social media, says Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3sFo3Xj https://ift.tt/2BieI06

Sri Lanka on Wednesday (March 31) confirmed another 88 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus in the country as total infections detected within the day reached 244. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3fu49KY https://ift.tt/2PeZa6n

Sri Lanka has reported 02 more coronavirus-related deaths, the Director-General of Health Services confirmed today (March 31). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3u8tU7I https://ift.tt/3rFNqXF

The Court of Appeal, today (March 31), set a date to declare the decision on whether or not to issue notices to the respondents of the petition filed against the gazette increasing estate workers daily wage to Rs 1,000. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/39uDASi https://ift.tt/2QWKhpF

A total of 156 more persons were tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka today (March 31) as the confirmed cases count reached 92,598. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3wdEUm4 https://ift.tt/3wezwPI

Seven suspects including former Minister Ravi Karunanayake, who were taken into custody over the Central Bank bond scam, have been further remanded until tomorrow (April 01). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3sDMm83 https://ift.tt/3sDpPYJ

The Ministry of Health says 161 more patients who recovered from novel coronavirus were discharged from medical care. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3rDTmR1 https://ift.tt/3m43hOw

It was revealed at the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that a former senior official of the Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS) affiliated to the University of Peradeniya had fraudulently obtained Rs. 50 million from fixed deposits maintained by the PGIS of the university. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3dkQLpJ https://ift.tt/3dkgazT

An individual from Chavakachcheri in Jaffna has been arrested on charges of money laundering by hacking into the accounts of banks in the United States. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/31MIDJz https://ift.tt/3ft4i1f

The Sri Lankan Rupee has further depreciated against the US Dollar with the selling rate of the dollar exceeding the 202-mark for the first time in history. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2QTpSBT https://ift.tt/3ftjjA1

Data was withheld from World Health Organization investigators who travelled to China to research the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3rD85LU https://ift.tt/3m4p3BM

Sri Lanka on Wednesday (March 31) received a consignment of 600,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by China. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/31Mp5VH https://ift.tt/2QUkXk8

Indian authorities have intercepted a Sri Lankan fishing vessel carrying 300kg of heroin and weapons off the southern coast of the country, Indian media reported. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3sFzVZb https://ift.tt/39vWCrd

The ban on the use of specific polythene plastic items, mentioned in a gazette issued by the Ministry of Environment on the 21st of January this year, will be in effect from today (March 31). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3m6S1AN https://ift.tt/3ma8lRA

A four-day island-wide program will be launched today (March 31) to minimize motorcycle accidents taking place in the country, says Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3sCUGVB https://ift.tt/2BieI06

A few showers can be expected in the coastal areas of Western province and Galle and Matara districts, says the Department of Meteorology. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3fwKGt4 https://ift.tt/3fsu5GR

Minister Udaya Gammanpila has dismissed the speculations that the government has taken a policy decision to license Indian fishermen to engage in fishing activities in Sri Lankan waters. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3sBuV85 https://ift.tt/3m3gJCj

The newly-appointed Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Ho Thi Thanh Truc to Sri Lanka presented her credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Palace this morning (30). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2PnVkYm https://ift.tt/3dj3adN

Sri Lanka has registered 37 new positive cases of COVID-19 today (March 30) as the total number of infections confirmed within the day climbed to 139, says the Department of Government Information. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/31wH1Dt https://ift.tt/2BieI06

Postal workers have decided to resort to a sick leave trade union action from midnight today (March 30). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3m5yYXD https://ift.tt/31xAXe4

Colombo Magistrate s Court today (30) acquitted and released Former Chief Justice Mohan Peiris and two others from a case filed by the Bribery Commission. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/39t2MZ5 https://ift.tt/3sDdYKa

Sri Lanka has confirmed another 102 more positive cases of COVID-19 today (March 29) as the confirmed cases count reached 92,405. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/31tB7D2 https://ift.tt/3fps7aj

Consideration of the petition seeking annulment of tax concessions granted during the lease of the Hambantota Port to two Chinese companies during the previous government has been set on July 28. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/31xcGEY https://ift.tt/31wb8Ld

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake and 07 others who were arrested over Central Bank bond scam have been further remanded until Thursday (April 01). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2QFNCJt https://ift.tt/3w9dqxT

The Ministry of Health says 903,467 individuals in total have received COVID vaccines ever since Sri Lanka kicked off its inoculation drive on January 29. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3u6cg4p https://ift.tt/3u14I2M

The Ministry of Health says 176 more patients who recovered from novel coronavirus were discharged from medical care. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3u7rG8I https://ift.tt/3dmAMr8

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to construct four elevated railway tracks in the city of Colombo. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2PDKe1i https://ift.tt/3sBmI3E

The former directors of Swarnamahal Jewellers Pvt Ltd - Jeewaka Edirisinghe, Anjalee Edirisinghe Asanka Edirisinghe, and Nalaka Edirisinghe –, arrested over charges of money laundering have been further remanded. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3sChe8T https://ift.tt/2PaGtAL

The Police Constable who assaulted a lorry driver in the middle of the road has been remanded until the 05th of April. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3u7brs2 https://ift.tt/3u5xCyT

An illegally imported stock of Undu beans worth nearly Rs 38 million has been seized by the Sri Lanka Customs. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3sA0AGT https://ift.tt/3cBGVRs

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted their approval to implement flood-minimizing projects during the year 2021, says the Department of Government Information. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3fpQUuN https://ift.tt/31yaQDv

The government has decided not to carry out the recommendations of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on Political Victimization until the Presidential Committee to study them, hands over their report, the Secretary to the President informed the court. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3m5NtKV https://ift.tt/2PEqESL

The wildlife trade in China is the most likely pathway through which Covid-19 was able to spread from the original animal source, possibly bats, to humans, according to one of the authors of a long-awaited World Health Organization report on the origin of the virus. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3m5G1iV https://ift.tt/3sE7Y3Z

Two bowser trucks containing coconut oil stocks, which were sealed by Sri Lanka Customs on suspicion of containing carcinogenic substances, have been seized by the Dankotuwa Police. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2PHc8JX https://ift.tt/3ry7jQf

Persons who received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on January 29 may receive the second dose from April 19 onwards, State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID-19 Disease Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle stated. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3m3kho0 https://ift.tt/3fn0kqY

The water supply for several areas in Gampaha District will be suspended for 18 hours on Wednesday (March 31), says the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2QR4ope https://ift.tt/3rxXp11

The Police Constable attached to Maharagama Police who was interdicted on Monday (March 29) over an assault on a civilian in the middle of the road, has been placed under arrest. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3dcHSi4 https://ift.tt/2BieI06

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Western, Central and Uva provinces during the evening or night, says the Department of Meteorology. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3frAMce https://ift.tt/3dkbQRm

Sri Lanka has registered 71 more positive cases of Covid-19 today (March 29), the Ministry of Health confirmed. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3stLxOV https://ift.tt/2O4qeVf

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assures his Chinese counterpart of strengthening mutual cooperation in all sectors and bilateral ties. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3rEEdyU https://ift.tt/3cyf44A

Sri Lanka has reported 05 more coronavirus-related deaths, the Director-General of Health Services confirmed today (March 29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/31vrZOo https://ift.tt/3u2SCX5

A Police Constable attached to Maharagama Police has been interdicted over an assault on a civilian, a video of which went viral on social media. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3m3xlKg https://ift.tt/3dl9O3v

The Ministry of Health says that another 291 patients have recovered from coronavirus and have been discharged from hospitals and treatment centers. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2PjiiQz https://ift.tt/2O1hkaU

Archdiocese of Colombo says that it makes them wonder as to whether there are external interferences that hamper the efficiency of investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks seeing as the culprits of this crime have not been identified even after 2 years. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3m9pCKE https://ift.tt/2QN4iPs

Sri Lanka Police has launched an investigation into an incident where a police officer attached to Maharagama Police had assaulted a lorry driver in the middle of the road, after a video of the attack went viral on social media. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3u4wBHi https://ift.tt/3w95hJW

A total of 95 more persons were tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka today (March 29) as the confirmed cases count reached 92,183. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3u1vWqa https://ift.tt/3rxY5Uj