Two drown in Mullaitivu while bathing in the sea

US based charity sends essential medications to Sri Lanka

A US based charity has dispatched essential medications to Sri Lanka. Direct Relief, a nonprofit humanitarian organization, said that more than 70 pallets of requested medication departed for Sri Lanka last week, to bolster hospitals and clinics providing care in the wake of shortages of essential medications. Dr. Lalith Priyalal Chandradasa, Consul General of Sri Lanka, visited Direct Relief?s Santa Barbara headquarters to see the staged shipment before it left for the country. The shipment

11 Sep, 2022

Lahiru Weerasekara granted bail

Galle Face protester Lahiru Weerasekara, who was arrested by the Maradana Police yesterday, was granted bail today. He was arrested while returning home after attending a demonstration staged at Galle Face last evening. Weerasekara had been arrested over allegations he obstructed the duties of the Police during a protest march staged in Maradana recently. A former convenor of the Inter-University Students? Federation (IUSF), Weerasekara played a key role in the protests staged at Galle Face s

10 Sep, 2022

Norway decides to close Embassy in Sri Lanka

Norway has decided to close its Embassy in Sri Lanka as part of structural changes in the Norwegian Foreign Service. The Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka said that the Government of Norway has decided to make structural changes in its network of diplomatic missions abroad. The move involves a strengthening of several Norwegian Embassies in Europe and beyond. As part of these reforms, it has also been decided to permanently close five Norwegian diplomatic missions abroad, including the Norwegian

09 Sep, 2022