The Maldives Government says it is considering a request from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to facilitate Islamic funeral rites in the Maldives for Sri Lankan Muslims who have died from the COVID-19 …
Anger Grows In Sri Lanka Over Forced Muslim Virus Cremations
Outrage is mounting in Sri Lanka after at least 15 Muslim coronavirus victims, including a baby, were cremated against family wishes and in contravention of Islamic tradition. Health authorities in …
Swiss express regret over illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka
The Swiss government acknowledged Monday that authorities in the Alpine nation had failed to prevent the illegal adoptions of children from Sri Lanka up until the 1990s.In a statement, the government …
Swiss to investigate adoption system after scandal over Sri Lankan children
Switzerland said it will review possibly illegal adoptions of foreign children, three years after a scandal flared over allegations that some Sri Lankan child adoptees may have been stolen by …
England to take Covid compliance officer on tour to Sri Lanka
England are set to take a designated Covid compliance officer on their tour to Sri Lanka next month in an attempt to avoid the same problems that ended their tour to South Africa.The three-match …
Bank of Ceylon honoured at “Top Ten Most Admired Companies in Sri Lanka”
The International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) announced the Country’s No.1 Bank, Bank of Ceylon as one of the “Top Ten Most Admired …
Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes rested for England’s Test tour of Sri Lanka
Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes will miss the trip to Sri Lanka in the new year but will return in February to face India …
England recall Moeen Ali but rest Ben Stokes & Jofra Archer for Sri Lanka Tests
England recall Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow but rest Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer for the two Tests in Sri Lanka next month.
COVID-19: Sri Lanka to resume international flights from December 26 after eight months
Initial plans were to open international flight by the end of August but the COVID-19 cases abroad rose and the plans were stalled.
Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer rested for England’s tour of Sri Lanka
Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes have been rested for England’s two-match Test tour to Sri Lanka next month in preparation for a 2021 schedule that could have as many as 51 matches across all formats.The …