Five year multiple-entry visas for foreign students

Sri Lanka in talks with India to extradite most wanted criminal

Sri Lanka is in talks with India to extradite a most wanted criminal, the Police said today. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that India had formally informed Sri Lanka that the criminal had been arrested and is in Indian Police custody. M.M.M. Nawas, the Sri Lankan national, was arrested by the Indian Narcotics Control Bureau along with his compatriot Mohamed Afnas for alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking racket. DIG Ajith Rohana said tha

11 Feb, 2021

Decision to reopen schools postponed to 15 March

The decision to reopen schools in the country has been postponed to 15 March, the Education Ministry said today. The Education Ministry said that schools in the Western Province which were to reopen on 15th February will now reopen on 15 March. Meanwhile, the Secretary to the Education Ministry said the practical exams of the GCE Ordinary Level Examination will be held as usual following the written examination. The GCE Ordinary Level Examination will get underway from 1- 11 March 2021. (Colo

10 Feb, 2021

Government insists no political prisoners in Sri Lanka

The Government today insisted that there are no political prisoners in Sri Lanka. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam questioned the Government over the failure to release Tamil political prisoners. He reminded the Government that it campaigned at the last Parliamentary election, promising to free the Tamil political prisoners. However, Justice Minister Ali Sabry responded saying that there are no political prisoners in Sri Lanka. He said that t

10 Feb, 2021