Number of coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka reaches 368

Sri Lankan Tamil couple lands in Dhanushkodi with two kids seeking refuge

Hit by the punishing economic crisis, another Sri Lankan Tamil couple have landed on Indian shores along with their two children in a fiberglass boat. The Mandapam Marine Police detained them near Arichal Munai yesterday (Friday) and took them to the Mandapam refugee camp. On March 22, about 16 Sri Lankan Tamils arrived at Dhanushkodi in two batches. They are currently housed at the refugee camp.?Sources identified the new batch of refugees as Kishanthan (34), his wife Ranjitha (29), and their

09 Apr, 2022

Price of pharmaceutical drugs to increase by 20%

The price of pharmaceutical drugs will increase by 20%, following approval being given by the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA). The NMRA said that it has given approval for importers to increase the price of pharmaceutical drugs by 20%. The Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) had earlier requested policymakers to adjust the price of essential medicines currently under price control, to ensure continued availability of these drugs in the market. SLCPI commend

09 Apr, 2022

Japanese underworld chief who attempted to supply weapons to the LTTE arrested

A Japanese underworld chief who attempted to supply surface-to-air missiles to the LTTE has been arrested in the US.? US authorities said that they had arrested the Japanese yakuza organized crime leader and three Thai men who trafficked heroin and methamphetamine and tried to acquire surface-to-air missiles for rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Takeshi Ebisawa, Sompak Rukrasaranee, Somphob Singhasiri and Suksan Jullanan were arrested in New York on Monday and Tuesday on drug and arms tra

09 Apr, 2022