Category: Politics
Ongoing curfew in Western Province extended further
Apr 20, 2020 (LBO) – Ongoing curfew in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, and Puttalam will remain in force until 5.00 am on Monday, April 27th, amending the earlier announcement, the President’s Media Division said. In all other districts, curfew will be effective from 8.00 pm to 5.00 am till Friday, April 24th. In […]
Sri Lanka relaxes curfew regulations to restore normalcy in civilian life
Apr 18, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Government with the objective of restoring normalcy in civilian life, has decided to relax the curfew imposed in order to control the spread of COVID – 19. Lifting and imposing curfew at the district level and the Police Division level within the district will be carried out as […]
Updated announcement on curfew
The curfew imposed in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam, Kandy and Jaffna which have been identified as High Risk Zones will continue until further notice. In all other districts, curfew has been extended till 6.00am on Thursday, the 16th April. Curfew in these areas will be lifted at 6.00 am on Thursday, the […]
Foreign Minister explores possibilities to assist Sri Lankan migrant workers
Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena met with the Secretaries and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Ministry of Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations and the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), today (10 April 2020), at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, to discuss […]
Sri Lanka introduces new mechanism to issue curfew passes
Apr 07, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Government has implemented a new mechanism to issue curfew passes. It has been observed that excessively number of people gather at Police Stations to obtain curfew passes during curfew periods. Such large gathering of people is a major hindrance to Coronavirus mitigation activities. In this context, under the […]
Curfew in Western Province, Puttalam, Kandy & Jaffna to continue
Mar 30, 2020 (LBO) – The curfew now in force in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam, Kandy, and Jaffna will continue until further notice, the President’s Media Division said. In all other districts, curfew which was re-imposed at 2.00 pm today (30) will continue till 6.00 am on April 01st, Wednesday. Traveling to […]
Curfew imposed in Western Province to be in force until further notice
Mar 26, 2020 (LBO) – The curfew imposed in the districts of Colombo, Kalutara, and Gampaha, which have been identified as High-Risk Zones in view of the spread of COVID -19 will continue to be in force until further notice, the President’s Media Division said. The ongoing curfew in the districts of Puttalam, Vavuniya, Mannar, […]
Army Commander heads National Operation Center for Prevention of COVID-19
Mar 17, 2020 (LBO) – The Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva has been tasked to spearhead the National Operation Center for Prevention of COVID- 19 Outbreak, which has been set up at No. 1090, Sri Jayewardenepura, Rajagiriya. This Centre will coordinate preventive and management measures to ensure that healthcare and other services are well […]
Parliament dissolved: General elections on Apr 25th
Mar 03, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dissolved Parliament last night calling for a General Election is to be held on April 25, 2020. The new Parliament is to meet on May 14 with nominations to be called between 12 and 19 March 2020. The Gazette notification was issued by the President […]
UN rights chief regrets Sri Lanka withdrawal from resolution
Feb 28, 2020 (LBO) – The United Nations’ human rights chief expressed regret on Sri Lankan government’s decision to withdraw its co-sponsorship of a 2015 resolution backing an investigation into alleged human rights violations during the island’s civil war, Thursday. Michelle Bachelet addresssing the U.N. Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva said that the decision […]
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka bids farewell
Feb 27, 2020 (LBO) – Chinese Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan will be leaving Sri Lanka to take up his new promotion. PMD Statement It was an honor to work as the Ambassador to Sri Lanka, said Chinese Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan when he came to the Presidential Secretariat today (27) to bid farewell to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. […]