January 2021 - SLBC News ( English )

Foreign: Coronavirus prompted changes to global workforce to be permanent.

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments Coronavirus, International Labour Organization

Sweeping changes to the global labour market caused by the coronavirus pandemic will likely be permanent, policy makers said today,

Tourist agencies which do not follow health guide lines will be black listed.

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments COVID, Minister, Prasanna Ranathunga

Minister Prasanna Ranathunga says that after opening the country on the 21st, all tourist agencies which do not follow health

Colombo National Hospital increases the number of PCR tests conducted daily.

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments Colombo National Hospital, Director, Kumara Wickremasinghe, PCR, Thissa De Silva

Director of the Colombo National Hospital Dr. Kumara Wickremasinghe says that they can conduct 200 PCR tests daily from today.

The elections commission says the provincial council election should be conducted soon.

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments Chairman, Elections Commission, Nimal Punchihewa, Provincial Council Election, Susil Premajayantha, Udaya Gammanpila

Chairman of the elections commission Nimal Punchihewa says that the provincial council election should be conducted soon to meet the

Ranjan Ramanayake sentenced to 4 years of rigorous imprisonment

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments Magalkande Sudatta Thera, Ranjan Ramanayake, Sunil Perera

The Supreme Court has sentenced parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake to 04 years of rigorous imprisonment over a case of Contempt of

Minister Udaya Gammanpila says that the government has taken measures to pay the debt and interest without any shortage.

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments Mahinda Rajapakse, Prime Minister, Udaya Gammanpila

Cabinet media spokesman Minister Udaya Gammanpila says that 6765 million US dollars has to be paid as interest for foreign

Prasanna Ranatunga reject the allegations made by the opposition regarding the effects of parliamentary covid cluster to the society.

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments Ashok Abeysinghe, Minister, Prasanna Ranatunga, SLBC

Minister Prasanna Ranatunga says that the opposition is propagating false information of effects on creating a parliamentary cluster to the

Parliamentary activities will be conducted according to the health guidelines

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments Dayasiri Jayasekara, Narendra Fernando, Parliament, Rahuf Hakeem, Vasu Deva Nanaykkara.

A total of 31 Members of Parliament have been identified as closed contacts of the parliamentarian Rahuf Hakeem and minister

569 Covid infected persons have been identified.

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Minuwangoda, National Operation Center, OZO, Wellawatte

569 Covid infected persons have been identified this morning. The National Operation Center to prevent the spread of Covid 19

Entertainment tax on local cinema waived off for 2 years.

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 sarathsiri 0 Comments Entertainment Tax, Kapila Gunawardena, Local Cinema, Local Government, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ministry of Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Public Services, Prime Minister, Provincial Councils, Sri Lankan Cinema Industry

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to waive off the entertainment tax on the Sri Lankan cinema industry for the

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