Ravi appears before commission on bond scam

Third set of triplets born at Kalmunai hospital in two months

By Farook Sihan in Ampara A woman has given birth to triplets at the Ashraff Memorial Hospital in Kalmunai. This is the third set of triplets born at the Kalmunai hospital in two months. The mother is a resident of Pottuvil and had been admitted to hospital with birth pains on 18 May. The three babies, two girls and a boy, and the mother are in good health. Just last week another woman gave birth to triplets at the same hospital. The triplets are all males. Last month another woman also g

29 May, 2020

SriLankan Airlines repatriates Chinese nationals from London

A SriLankan Airlines flight from London arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport today with Chinese nationals on transit. It was earlier reported that a batch of 221 Sri Lankans who were stranded in England had arrived in the SriLankan Airlines flight. However, SriLankan Airlines informed that the special SriLankan Airlines flight UL 504 was repatriating Chinese nationals to China and was transiting in Colombo.? The group of Chinese nationals were repatriated via another special SriL

29 May, 2020

Foreign Ministry denies allegations on medical treatment for envoy in UK

The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry has denied allegations with regards to the medical treatment for Sri Lanka’s envoy in the UK. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the attention of the Ministry has been drawn to news reports appearing in some newspapers and websites with allegations against the present High Commissioner in the UK, regarding her medical treatment. The Ministry wishes to clarify that the procedure and the payment of related expenses in this instance had been approved by

29 May, 2020