Russia’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yury Materiy has promised Minister of Irrigation and State Minister of Internal Defense, Home Affairs and Disaster Management Chamal Rajapaksa to provide the COVID-19 …
Former Swiss diplomat praises Lanka’s quarantine process
Former diplomat from Switzerland Rudolf Albert Gauhl hailed the professional manner in which SriLankan Airlines and airport authorities quarantined people coming from overseas back to Sri Lanka. Gauhl …
Tackling Sri Lanka’s second COVID-19 wave
Can Sri Lanka repeat its success story? The new cluster in the apparel industry workforce has posed new challenges for the island country. By Dr. Wajira Chinthaka The recent discovery of a COVID-19 …
CA Sri Lanka’s CBA Toastmasters Club installation held
Chief Guest at the installation ceremony, Manil Jayesinghe, President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), elaborated … he told the gathering comprising of …
Defence ties, military logistics between Sri Lanka and Korea should be harnessed – Commander
Head of National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 outbreak and Army Commander Lt. Gen Shavendra Silva on Wednesday said Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea should strive to harness the full …
Coronavirus | Sri Lanka faces biggest test yet to its virus response
Country reported nearly 2,000 new cases in the last 10 days; the Army is leading an extensive contact-tracing exercise …
Why Sri Lanka jailed a Muslim lawyer without charge for 6 months
Hejaaz Hizbullah was arrested under a terrorism law over allegations rights groups say lack ‘any credible evidence’.
SriLankan Catering offers heat-and-eat frozen meals to Sri Lankan homes
Cuisine Gastronome, a global brand of premium meals by SriLankan Catering, is set to be launched both here and abroad, catering to Sri Lankans in the country and overseas, the country’s airline …
Sri Lanka’s ‘India-First Policy’: Should India be complacent?
India-Sri Lanka relations get refreshed every time there is a change in the government in Sri Lanka. The new Sri Lanka PadajunaPeramuna (SLPP)dispensation in Sri Lanka, dominated by the Rajapaksas, …
Furious Buddhists Are Making Life Hell for Sri Lanka’s Muslims
Moulavi Fazil Farooq, from the Islamic political group All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama, told me that Muslims’ “freedom of religion and freedom of speech” are under threat in Sri Lanka. He also sent me in …