Annual buffalo racing kicks off in Thailand

Protest against forced cremation of Muslims

A protest was staged near the Borella Cemetery today against the forced cremation of coronavirus infected Muslims. Pictures by Easwaran Rutnam

23 Dec, 2020

Foreign experts deployed near MT New Diamond

A team of foreign experts were deployed near the MT New Diamond, the oil tanker damaged in a major fire near Sri Lanka. The experts joined another foreign team already in Sri Lanka studying the damage to the ship and other related matters. Pictures by Sihan Farook

08 Sep, 2020

A VIP message to Devi Balika Vidyalaya

The Chinese Embassy in Colombo delivered a special message to Devi Balika Vidyalaya in Colombo. The message was from the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, had written back to a group of students from the girls school expressing her appreciation for their support for China?s fight against the COVID-19 epidemic and encouraging them to make contributions to carrying forward China-Sri Lanka friendship. In her reply letter on Monday, Peng told

05 Mar, 2020