Over 50 students of Panadura school admitted to hospital

China to resume outbound group travel to Sri Lanka

China will resume outbound group travel to a selected group of countries, including Sri Lanka, early next month, the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism said. The Ministry said in a notice on its website on Friday that a pilot program will take effect on Feb 6 to allow travel agencies to open outbound group travel for Chinese citizens to 20 countries – Thailand,Indonesia, Cambodia, the Maldives,Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya, So

21 Jan, 2023

Jaishankar meets Mahinda before concluding visit

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar had talks with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa before concluding his visit to Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa tweeted saying he had a successful discussion with Jaishankar and that they?discussed a range of issues of mutual interest. “Also thanked the Indian govt. for it’s steadfast commitment in assisting Sri Lanka during its troubled times & the strong ties shared between Sri Lanka and India,” Rajapaksa tweeted. During the visit to Sri Lanka, Minis

20 Jan, 2023

LG polls to be held on 9th March

The Local Government Elections (LG) will be held on 9th March, the National Election Commission announced today. Accepting of nominations for the election ended at 12 noon today (Saturday). The Election Commission had informed the Supreme Court this week that the Local Government elections will take place on schedule. The Supreme Court was informed that the LG polls would be conducted in compliance with the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act. The United National Party (UNP) and the

21 Jan, 2023