COLOMBO (Reuters) – England’s two-test tour of Sri Lanka next month is likely to go ahead despite concerns about a highly infectious new coronavirus variant identified in Britain, according to a …
England’s tour of Sri Lanka next month likely to go ahead despite new strain of Covid-19 and ban on air travel
England are confident next month’s tour of Sri Lanka will proceed as intended despite the new coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom.
Sri Lanka to develop southern airport as cargo import, export hub
COLOMBO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), located in Sri Lanka’s southern coast of Hambantota, will be developed as a hub for cargo import and export services …
England cricketers exempt from UK travel ban, says Sri Lanka
The England team will be allowed to fly to Sri Lanka despite flights from Britain being suspended because of a new coronavirus strain, the island’s cricket authorities said Wednesday.
Fitch ratings recalibrates its Sri Lanka rating scale
Sri Lanka’s national scale ratings are denoted by the unique identifier ‘(lka)’. Fitch adds this identifier to reflect the unique nature of the Sri Lankan national scale. Na …
Sri Lanka cricket team doctor says ‘anxiety is high’ regarding new COVID-19 strain, but England tour likely to be on schedule
The Sri Lanka cricket team doctor indicated that England’s tour to the country may involve extra precautions, England will play two-Tests in Galle behind closed doors starting from January 14, 2021.
Sri Lanka on alert amid reports of new coronavirus strain
Sri Lanka is on alert amid concerns that a new variant of the coronavirus is spreading much faster in parts of England, than the first-identified virus strain, Sri Lankan Army Commander Shavendra …
It’s a shame that Sri Lanka imports even the national flag’’ State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara
These developments show that the SLFP is still a major political party and a major political force in Sri Lanka. But we are also not happy with the allocation of Ministerial portfolios for our party.
COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates Sri Lanka’s high child poverty rate
A UNICEF report reveals that most Sri Lankan families do not have adequate incomes and confront many hardships in raising their children.
COVID-19 affects Lanka’s 2Q economic growth-DCS
Sri Lanka, releasing second quarter (April 1 to June 30) statistics say that the Sri Lanka economy, except very few economic sectors has been severely affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, …