Repatriation flights to Sri Lanka from UAE suspended

Navy says Indian fisherman tested positive for Covid

The Sri Lanka Navy says an Indian fisherman detained in Sri Lankan waters, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Navy said in a statement that nine Indian fishermen were detained during a special operation in the Northern seas on 09th January 2021. The nine Indians were directed for 14 days of quarantine due to COVID -19 concerns. On completion of their quarantine period on 22nd January, the Indian fishermen were subjected to a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test before handing them o

25 Jan, 2021

Probe reveals links between Sri Lankan arrested in India and drug lords

Investigators in India have unearthed links between a Sri Lankan arrested in India and drug lords in Sri Lanka and other countries. The Hindu newspaper reported that M.M.M. Nawas, the Sri Lankan national who has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau along with his compatriot Mohamed Afnas for alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking racket, had travelled to Gulf nations on a fake Indian passport. ?Investigations are under way to determine the facts. Both had been living

25 Jan, 2021

China to donate 300,000 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka

China will donate 300,000 vaccine doses of its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka. The Chinese Embassy in Colombo said the vaccines are expected to be handed over to Sri Lanka in mid-February after the necessary due procedures are completed on either side. China is delivering the vaccine on a request made by the Government of Sri Lanka to jointly combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccine is manufactured by the China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Sinopharm), a leading vaccine ma

27 Jan, 2021