One person killed following shooting incident in Homagama

China?s COVID Wave Is Coming

By?Katherine J. Wu In China, a dam seems on the verge of breaking. Following a?wave of protests, the government has?begun to?relax some of its most stringent zero-COVID protocols, and regional authorities have?trimmed back?a slew of?requirements?for mass testing, quarantine, and isolation. The rollbacks are?coming as a relief?for the many Chinese residents who have been clamoring for change. But they?re also swiftly tilting the nation toward a future that?s felt inevitable for nearly three year

12 Dec, 2022

Ex-SriLankan official?s extradition sought

By Easwaran Rutnam?? The extradition of a former SriLankan Airlines official, convicted of sexually harassing a former employee in India, has been sought through a petition filed in a Delhi court. The Complainant?s lawyer Advocate Ajay Verma told Daily Mirror that a submission was made that the convict has absconded and that extradition proceedings be initiated against him. Metropolitan Magistrate -5, of the Patiala House Court, New Delhi, Ms. Taranpreet Kaur has decided to consider the case

12 Dec, 2022

Sri Lanka mourns death of former South African diplomat

Sri Lanka today mourned the death of former South African diplomat Geoff Doidge. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said that he was saddened to hear of the sudden demise of former South African High Comissioner to Sri Lanka, Geoff Doidge. “A true friend of Sri Lanka, he was a champion of reconciliation and healing and was a universal advocate of equality. You will be missed by many,” Sabry said. Doidge was a member of the ANC Whips Committee from 1994, and also served as Public Works Minister from 2

11 Dec, 2022