Women and Child Development, Pre-School & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services State Minister Piyal Nishantha has tested positive for COVID-19.10 staff members of the Minister have been ordered to self qurantine. He becomes the fourth Parliamentarian to test positive after Dayasiri Jayasekara, Rauff Hakeem and Vasu Nanayakkara.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared open Ferentino Tire Corporation- PVT Ltd, largest tyre and radiator tyre manufacturing factory in South Asia today (14). The factory has been set up on a 155-acre land belongs to BOI Industrial Zone in Wagawatta, Horana. Investment of the first phase is USD 100 million. Manufacturing will be carried out using European technology and state-of-art equipment. Special tyres will be manufactured for SUVs while catering to the demand in the world market for tyres for cars, bicycles and three-wheelers. 80% of the production will be exported and the remaining 20% will be supplied to the local market. The first stock of production will be exported to the USA this month.
By Rathindra Kuruwita Thirty four more persons were arrested by the Police on Sunday for violating quarantine laws. They had been arrested for not wearing face masks, not maintaining physical distancing, etc., police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. He went on to say that 2,415 people had been arrested for violating quarantine laws since October […]
Leos of the Kalubowila Leo Club (KLC) together with their counterparts at the University of Zimbabwe organised Embrace Diversity Culture Exchange programme on Dec 13 to share and value diverse yet beautiful differences in the two cultures. The KLC has said in a media statement: “It is well known that the inability to value and […]
President approves Sabry’s plan AThe Justice Ministry and Police Headquarters yesterday (11) reached a consensus on an unprecedented plan to recruit 150 lawyers as Chief Inspectors as part of key reforms required to revamp the police. The Justice Ministry said that Justice Minister Ali Sabry PC had received President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s nod for his […]