At least 18 injured following Warakapola accident

Japan to allow re-entry to returnees from Sri Lanka

In a major change to border-control measures, Japan will from Monday allow re-entry to all returnees from six countries, including Sri Lanka, the Japan Times reported. The six countries ? Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka ? have been covered by a near-total entry ban on foreign nationals, including those who have been vaccinated and those with a valid residence status in Japan. The entry ban was imposed earlier this year as part of Japan?s quarantine measures on all

18 Sep, 2021

Rising radicalisation main cause of challenges faced by region: PM Modi at SCO summit

Highlighting the threats posed by the rising radicalisation in the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the biggest challenges faced by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are related to peace, security and concerns regarding trust deficit. While addressing the Plenary Session of the 21st Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of State, PM Modi said, ?The biggest challenges in this area are related to peace, security and trust deficit. The main cause of these problems is in

18 Sep, 2021

President leaves for US to attend UN summit

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left for the US to attend the UN General Assembly (UNGA). The President is scheduled to address the UNGA on 21st September. Cabinet co-spokesman Dullas Alahapperuma said this week that the visit to the UN by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was important. Alahaperuma said that the Government had used available technology to attend most overseas events without travelling overseas. ?Only essential overseas visits were undertaken in the recent past,? he added. Howe

18 Sep, 2021