Navy arrests 88 asylum seekers

Chinese Foreign Minister assures Sri Lanka

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said that China is ready to consolidate and expand its partnership with Sri Lanka. He gave the assurance when he met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs M.U.M Ali Sabry in Beijing today. Sabry is leading a delegation to participate at the World Economic Forum to be held in Tianjin, China from 27 to 29 June 2023. The Forum themed ?Entrepreneurship: The Driving Force of the Global Economy?, will provide a platform for dialogue among political and business l

25 Jun, 2023

Sri Lanka’s ‘Mahavamsa’ included in UNESCO?s Memory of the World Register

Sri Lanka’s ‘Mahavamsa’ has been included in UNESCO?s Memory of the World Register. UNESCO had announced the inscription of 64 documentary collections on its Memory of the World Register, bringing the total number of listed collections to 494. Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka (covering the period 6th century BCE to 1815 CE), was submitted to UNESCO by Sri Lanka. One of the world’s longest unbroken historical accounts, the Mahavamsa is the first of its kind in South Asia, initiating

27 Jun, 2023

Court given assurance monkeys will not be exported to China

The Court of Appeal was given an assurance today that monkeys will not be exported from Sri Lanka to China. The Attorney General appeared and stated in open court that they have received instructions from the Department of Wildlife and Conservation that they will not be taking steps to export monkeys to China Thirty petitioners, including the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka, Rescue Animals Sri Lanka, RARE Sri Lanka, Justice for Animals and others, filed action in the Court

26 Jun, 2023