EU election observers submit recommendations to polls chief
European Union election observers today submitted their final report on the 16 November Presidential elections to the Election Commission in Sri Lanka.
The report contains...
China urges tourists from virus affected areas not to...
China has urged tourists from virus affected areas in China not to visit Sri Lanka.
The Chinese Embassy in Colombo has issued a notice requesting...
Parliament sets dates to debate forensic report on bond...
Parliament has fixed the dates to debate the forensic audit report on the treasury bond scam.
Accordingly, Parliament will debate the report on February 18...
AG refuses to bow down to PCoI instructions
Attorney General (AG) Dappula De Livera has refused to bow down to instructions issued by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to look...
Sri Lankan students returning from Wuhan to be transferred...
Sri Lankan students returning from Wuhan are to be transferred to the Diyatalawa Army camp to be tested for the coronavirus.
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi,...
Special hotline announced to get advise on virus
A special hotline has been announced for the public to obtain information or advise related to the new coronavirus.
Director General of Health Services Dr....
Canada and Sri Lanka discuss reconciliation, bilateral relationship
Canada and Sri Lanka have had talks on reconciliation in the country, the Foreign Ministry said today.
Director General for South Asia, Global Affairs Canada,...
Government warns against coronavirus false propaganda
The Government has warned the public to be mindful against false propaganda linked to the coronavirus.
Government Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said that Sri Lankan authorities...
Health officials advise hotels where coronavirus patient stayed
Health officials have advised hotels in Sri Lanka on the steps to be taken where a Chinese coronavirus patient had stayed before the virus...
Saman Rathnapriya’s name gazetted to fill vacant Parliament seat
The name of activist Saman Rathnapriya has been gazetted to fill the vacant United National Front (UNF) seat in Parliament.
Rathnapriya will replace Dr. Jayampathy...
Access to visitors to BIA prohibited
Visitors will not be given access to the Bandaranaike International Airport as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Sri...
Visa restrictions imposed on Chinese tourists visiting Sri Lanka
Visa restrictions have been imposed on Chinese tourists visiting Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry said.
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that the decision was taken...
Pakistan pledges support to Sri Lanka to combat drug...
Pakistan has pledged its support to Sri Lanka to combat drug trafficking and human smuggling activities.
Visiting Pakistani Navy Commander Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi offered...
Chinese woman in Sri Lanka tests positive for coronavirus
A Chinese woman in Sri Lanka has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The 43-year-old woman arrived from the Hubei Province in China.
She has been admitted...
Twenty-one Sri Lankan students evacuated from China
A group of 21 students studying in China left for Sri Lanka this afternoon, the President's Office said.
The President’s Office, the Ministry of Foreign...
Two involved in ‘white van’ media briefing complain to...
Two individuals who were part of a controversial ‘white van’ press conference held just before the Presidential election have alleged that they received death...
Sri Lanka mourns the death of Kobe Bryant
Sri Lanka today mourned the death of American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said that he was saddened by the untimely...
PCoI informs AG to suspend case on Karannagoda and...
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to look into alleged political victimization of public servants, has advised the Attorney General (AG) to suspend...
CID records statement from Rajitha Senaratne
Former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne gave a statement to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today.
The CID recorded a statement from the former Minister over...
Mahinda to contest from Kurunegala District
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will contest the upcoming Parliamentary election from the Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Chairman, Professor G.L Peiris said...
All Chinese arriving in Sri Lanka to be screened...
All Chinese nationals arriving in Sri Lanka are to be screened at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in a separate terminal for the coronavirus.
The...
Luxembourg Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is to visit Sri Lanka this week, the Foreign Ministry said.
The Foreign Ministry said that Jean Asselborn will be...
Sri Lanka to work with India for peace and...
The Sri Lankan Government says it will work with India to ensure peace and security in the region.
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunwardena said that both...
Further tests confirm four patients in Sri Lanka not...
Further tests have confirmed that four people admitted to hospital in Sri Lanka over fears they contracted the coronavirus are not infected.
The Medical Research...
Sri Lanka seeks approval to land plane in Wuhan...
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing today submitted an application to land a Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft in Wuhan city airport to airlift 32...
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Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens...
The death toll from the new coronavirus now stands at 106, as cases of new infections have almost doubled in a day, Chinese authorities...
Plane crashes in Afghanistan
The US military has joined an investigation into a plane that crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday.
Local officials initially said the aircraft that came...
Where from here for US-Sri Lanka ties?
By N Sathiya Moorthy
On return home from her recent South Asia visit, including Sri Lanka, senior US official Alice Wells has underlined the “compelling...
Disciplined Zimbabwe keep Sri Lanka in check despite...
A disciplined performance from Zimbabwe's bowlers ensured that Sri Lanka didn't run away with the advantage, the visitors remaining 284 behind with eight wickets...
NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna...
Retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died Sunday morning in a fatal California helicopter crash that killed seven others.
There were...
Galle Literary Festival will not be held...
The much looked forward to Galle Literary Festival will not be held this year, organizers said.
In a social media post the organisers said that...
Sri Lanka presents USD16 billion opportunity for private sector...
The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map 'Opportunity 2030' reveals an almost USD10 trillion (USD...
Moody’s warns Sri Lanka’s debt moratorium for SMEs unlikely...
Moody's has warned that Sri Lanka's debt moratorium for Small and Midsize Enterprises (SMEs)...
Garmin, Unilever, TrainYard and W15 partnership with TAFA valued...
The Thaabit Ahmed Football Academy (TAFA) announced the renewed partnership with Garmin Watches (Official Timekeepers for TAFA); welcoming Surf Excel (Unilever) as its Principal Sponsor, TrainYard Studios (located at Shangri-La’s One Galle Face Mall, Colombo) as its Official Gym...
