Two compartments of train seperate near Thalawa

Qatar to relax restrictions on vaccinated travellers from Sri Lanka

Qatar is to relax restrictions on fully vaccinated travellers from Sri Lanka with effect from Wednesday, 6th October. Sri Lanka together with India and a number of other countries are listed as?Exceptional Red Countries by the Qatar authorities. Travelers from Exceptional Red Countries aged 12 years and above who are fully vaccinated by a vaccine recognized by the Ministry of Public Health will be subject to hotel quarantine for two days from 6th October. Children aged 11 years and under (non

03 Oct, 2021

EU seeks timeline from Sri Lanka to address concerns on PTA

The European Union (EU) has sought a timeline from Sri Lanka to address concerns on the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The issue had been discussed when an EU delegation held talks with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today. The President assured the EU that clauses of concern in the PTA will be amended soon. The EU delegation is in Sri Lanka to review the GSP Plus trade concession provided to the country. President Rajapaksa told the EU delegation that as the oldest democracy in the region

04 Oct, 2021

Charges served on 24 accused over Easter Sunday attacks

Charges were served today on 24 suspects accused over the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. The charges were served by the Colombo High Court trial-at-bar. A trial-at-bar was appointed last month to hear the case over the Easter Sunday attacks. The Attorney General had requested the Chief Justice to appoint a special three-member high court bench to hear the case. Accordingly, the Chief Justice has appointed the three-member bench led by High Court Judge Damith Thotawatte. Judges Amal Ranaraja an

04 Oct, 2021