Srilanka

A special telephone hotline has been set up to assist small or large scale industries facing a shortage of raw materials or any other issue due to the Coronavirus.

The &Aggamahapanditha& religious title was conferred to the Most Ven. Prof. Kotapitiye Rahula Anunayake Thero of Sri Lanka by the Government of Myanmar on 09 March 2020. The ceremony was held at the State Pariyatti Sasana University in Yangon and the religious tile was presented to the Most Ven. Prof. Anunayake Thero by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, U Tun Ko.

It has been observed in several areas in the country that consumers have been rushing to supermarkets and stocking up on essential items since last evening (12).

The Navy held 03 suspects for illegal harvesting of 105 live sea cucumbers at Konthapiddi in Mannar.