Sri Lanka has been under an unofficial health emergency, since mid March 2020. State of emergency if declared it needs to be endorsed by the parliament within a month.
The arrest of leading Muslim Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on 14 April 2020 has been condemned as an illegal and
Dr Channa Perera, Consultant Forensic Pathologist attached to Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health and dealing with the management of dead bodies has said that the government
Commenting on the arrest of his brother Riyaj Bathiudeen, former minister and the Leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Rishad Bathiudeen said that it is "clearly
The Sri Lanka Muslim Civil Society (SLMCS), an organisation committed to unity as one nation, distributed 2000 gift packs to the frontline staff at the Infectious Disease Hospital
Former minister of finance Mangala Samaraweera lambasted premier Mahinda Rajapaksa for the grossly irresponsible and misleading statement the latter had made recently.
Former Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa called on the government to provide a parcel of food items free of charge to families that have no income source due to the present crisis caused by the novel Coronavirus.
Deputy Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ravi Karunanayake says the UNP has decided to extend its unconditional support to the government to fight the COVID-19 virus at a time where the virus has dealt a severe blow to countries around the world, both economically and socially.
Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in a statement on Wednesday said that the upcoming weeks and months will be tough for all Sri Lankans as our health,
Former Sri Lanka captain and the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Kumar Sangakkara has said he is currently in self-quarantine, following the Sri Lankan government's guidelines for those recently returning from Europe, which has now become the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic.