Unexploded bomb from jet found in Kilinochchi

Sri Lankan and US doctors pioneer first robot-assisted surgery on ship

US and Sri Lankan surgeons conducted the first ever robot-assisted surgery aboard the?USNS Mercy on May 4, the US Embassy in Colombo said today. The joint team of multinational surgeons and medical professionals successfully completed a cholecystectomy, or gall bladder removal, on a Sri Lankan citizen using a Da Vinci XI Robot Surgical System. ?This landmark surgery advances the boundaries of what is possible through collaboration, skill, and technology,? said?U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and

14 May, 2018

Sri Lanka offers Papua New Guinea assistance in the education sector

Sri Lanka has offered Papua New Guinea assistance in the education sector, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today. High Commissioner Somasundaram Skandakumar presented his credentials as Sri Lanka?s High Commissioner to the?Papua New Guinea Governor General Robert Dadae. Following the ceremony at the Government House, the Governor General held a one to one discussion with the High Commissioner and expressed the hope that the two countries could build on the cordial relations. The Governor

14 May, 2018

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tells Sri Lanka need unity in Asia

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, told visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday that Asian countries should enhance cooperation in a bid to boost their strength, The Tehran Times reported. “Asian countries must further cooperate and work with each other, because such cooperation will make them strong,” Ayatollah Khamenei said, according to Press TV. The leader said the current level of bilateral trade ties are “much lower” than the potential capaciti

13 May, 2018