The islandwide travel restriction will be extended till June 14, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.
He said the restriction will not be relaxed any day in between and it will be lifted on June 14 at 4 am.
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The investigations into the 2019 April 21st Attacks are not going on with a sense of determination to find those responsible, alleged His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith on Wednesday (02) in Colombo.
Speaking to reporters His Eminence said the Grand Conspiracy mentioned by the Former Attorney General needs to be investigated adding that certain elements connected to the 2019 April Attacks have not been investigated in a proper manner.
His Eminence said he hopes to go to the international fora for a thorough investigation into this Grand Conspiracy.
He went on to note that matters relating to one suicide bomber meeting an army officer and the whereabouts of Sarah Jasmine have not been investigated and called on authorities to investigate these matters.
” We are left with no other options but to carry on with our campaign against the present government for its neglect of duties because I was given a promise by the President that he would give top priority to the security issue, but he has not done that,” he said.
The Government’s plan to merge LAUGFS Gas and the state-owned Litro Gas company under one banner will lead towards injecting public money in a wasteful Public–Private Partnership to rescue the financially ailing LAUGFS Gas company, financial analysts said.
Throwing dust in the eyes of government authorities, vehicle assembly from imported used/second hand parts has raised its ugly head once again taking advantage of the motor car shortage in the country.
Sri Lanka is now looking at China for anything and everything as the government is compelled to import organic fertiliser to tackle the Maha season manure shortage faced by paddy cultivators.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination will commence from the Ratnapura and Jaffna districts, the Ministry of Health said.
Accordingly, the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered in the Ratnapura District from Sunday (30).
The first dose of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine is currently being administered to people in the Kurunegala, Galle and Matara districts.
Moratuwa Mayor Samanlal Fernando hd been arrested after he surrendered to the Mount Lavinia Police this morning in connection with allegedly threatening a female doctor and obstructing duties of officials.
Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that investigation has been launched into a incident of threatening the female doctor who had gone to administer Sinopharm vaccines to the people in Moratuwa and Moratumulla Grama Niladhari Divisions.
It is reported that a heated exchange of words has taken place between the Mayor and the doctor as the doctor who refused to give the vaccine according to the number given by the Mayor.
DIG Rohana said that investigations have been launched into a complaint lodged by the doctor with the Mount Lavinia Police.
The arrested Mayor would be produced before the Moratuwa Magistrate's court.
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President’s Counsel Sanjay Rajaratnam was sworn in as the new Attorney General in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on Wednesday (26).
Rajaratnam has served in the Attorney General’s Department for 34 years and served as Senior State Counsel, Deputy Solicitor General, Additional Solicitor General, Senior Additional Solicitor General, and Acting Solicitor General, during his career.
Educated at St. Peter’s College, Colombo, and Royal College, he holds a Masters in Laws from Queen Mary University, London.
Rajaratnam is a Solicitor in England and Wales.
He was sworn in as President’s Counsel in November 2014 and also served as an advisor to several government agencies, including the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
The second consignment of China’s Sinopharm (BBIBP-CorV) vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka today.
The Sinopharm vaccine was developed by Sinopharm’s Beijing Institute of Biological Products and the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products in China.
Sri Lanka have received 500,000 doses of the vaccine as a donation from China.
In March, Sri Lanka received 600,000 Sinopharm vaccines as a part of a donation by the Chinese government to Sri Lanka.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara and his wife tested COVID-19 positive today.
The MP was a close contact of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa who tested positive with the virus few days ago.
He has undergone PCR test while undergoing self quarantine at home.
The Bangladesh Bank board has approved in principle a draft US$ 200 million currency swap deal with Sri Lanka. The currency swap agreement would be finalised after getting a legal vetting approved by the Government, BB officials told New Age after the meeting.
BB governor Fazle Kabir chaired the meeting at its headquarters in Dhaka.
Under the draft currency swap proposal, the BB would provide up to US$ 200 million in foreign currency to meet Sri Lanka’s foreign currency expenditures, the officials said.
Against the fund, Sri Lankan would keep a same amount of its local currency, Rupee, with the Bangladesh Bank along with a Government guarantee. The BB would get around 1-2 per cent plus LIBOR from Sri Lanka as interest.
The currency swap agreement also contains a rollover condition, allowing Sri Lanka to extend the period of repayment of the loan, the BB officials said.
The currency swap initiative was taken after Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to Bangladesh to join the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh’s Independence.
A special 24-hour hotline dedicated for public inquiries regarding essential services has been introduced and will be operational from today (24).
The public is requested to call the hotline number 1965 for any inquiries regarding essential services during the travel restriction period.
This is being implemented under the Presidential Task Force for Economic Revival and Poverty Alleviation.
The call center has been established at Temple Trees with over 20 officials ready to answer calls regarding essential services while they will also provide contacts for the various relevant institutions as requested.
Launching the service this morning (24), Minister Namal Rajapaksa stated that the general public as well as those engaged in essential services have various issues regarding these services and they can call the hotline 1965 to report them.
