Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 response should prioritize the introduction of special mechanisms to address the needs of marginalized communities, women and children, says a leading water management expert from …
End of the road for Umar Akmal, Pakistan cricket’s troubled child
Umar Akmal in full flow during a limited overs match against Sri Lanka in Dubai. Image Credit: Gulf News Archives Dubai: Pakistan cricket found itself making the headlines this week during a quiet …
Sri Lanka reimposes countrywide 24-hour curfew
Associated Press Sri Lanka has reimposed a countrywide 24-hour curfew over the weekend after a surge in the number of confirmed virus cases, most of them navy sailors who were hunting those evading …
Asia Today: Sri Lanka reimposes curfew; India eases lockdown
BANGKOK (AP) — Sri Lanka has reimposed a countrywide 24-hour curfew after a surge in the number of coronavirus cases, most of them navy sailors who were searching for those evading …
Soap and solace scarce as Sri Lanka’s tea pickers toil on amid lockdown
Many tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka, where masks are mandatory, have been forced to buy or make their own protective face-wear. Photograph: Dr Yasmin Gunaratnam In Sri Lanka, police have been …
Asia virus latest: Sri Lanka soldiers isolated; China to give WHO more money
Sri Lanka isolated a navy camp near the capital Colombo after 30 sailors tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. The military said the entire facility in the Colombo suburb of Welisara was …
Sri Lanka Remembers, One Year After Attacks Killed Nearly 300
Survivors of Sri Lanka’s Islamist suicide bombings which killed 279 people last year held a private anniversary service Tuesday as the nation paid sombre tributes and the US vowed to push for justice.
Sri Lanka marks Easter Sunday attack anniversary
Church bells have rung out across Sri Lanka, more than 250 people were killed by a group of suicide bombers. But there are no other large-scale events planned to remember the men, women and children – …
Coronavirus | Indian Army readying teams for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan
The Indian Army is readying separate teams to be deployed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan to help those countries boost capabilities to deal with rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19 …
Fighting COVID-19: Army readying teams for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is readying separate teams to be deployed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan to help those countries boost capabilities to deal with rising cases of …