Public has been requested to avoid visiting the Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) in January 2021 due to the threat of COVID-19 spreading in Hatton and surrounding plantation areas, Nuwara Eliya District Secretary M. B. R. Pushpakumara said.
This request comes after it was decided by the COVID-19 Prevention Committee of Nuwara Eliya District when it met yesterday to discuss the Coronavirus prevention and control mechanism in the district.
The Sri Pada season begins in December and continues till May.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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