Tamil Nadu allocates nearly Indian Rs 106 crore for Lankan refugees

US diplomat to visit Lithuania amid economic coercion from China

Washington, January 29: US Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Lithuania to meet with senior government officials and discuss the United States? continuing strong support for Lithuania amid increased political pressure and economic coercion from China. ?Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Vilnius, Lithuania, January 30 ? February 1, and to Brussels, Belgium, February 2-4,

12 Feb, 2022

Sri Lankan among 12 injured at Saudi airport as drone intercepted

A Sri Lankan was among 12 people injured at a Saudi airport after a drone was intercepted, foreign media reports said. The Reuters news agency reported that 12 people were injured at Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport by shrapnel from an explosive-laden drone intercepted by air defences on Thursday. In a statement carried by Al Arabiya TV, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group had warned people in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa to avoid civilian locations used

12 Feb, 2022

Notorious drug dealer shot dead during confrontation with STF

A notorious drug dealer has been shot dead during a confrontation with the Police Special Task Force (STF) in Moratuwa. The Police said that?DulaSameera Sampath alias ?Abba? was killed in a shootout with the STF in Egoda Uyana, Moratuwa. The Police said that one STF member was injured in the incident. The incident had taken place when the STF launched an operation to arrest the suspect last night (Thursday). (Colombo Gazette)

11 Feb, 2022