Quarantine curfew will be imposed for the entire Western Province from midnight tomorrow (29), Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva said.

Curfew will be imposed until 5 am on Monday (02).

He further said that quarantine curfew already imposed in other areas will continue until further notice.

Sri Lanka's Parliament has closed for the premises to be disinfected after COVID-19 was diagnosed in a police officer serving there.

The government has decided to allow the export of vintage cars and classic motorcycles as there is a lucrative market overseas and since some local owners appear keen to make use of this opportunity, motor industry sources said.

The debt-ridden national carrier SriLankan Airlines incurred a net loss of LKR 47 billion by March 31 this year along with an accumulated loss of LKR 326 billion, while the company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by LKR 211 billion, an audit report revealed.

China has raised objections to what it called bullying of Sri Lanka by the United States after Washington said the Indian Ocean island must make “difficult but necessary choices” regarding its ties with Beijing.

Sri Lanka’s main motor traders including several franchise car dealers have been forced to enter the second-hand vehicle market which is being fully activated following the vehicle import ban, importers disclosed.