Sri Lankan woman dies on flight from Kuwait

Australia-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group relaunched

The Australia – Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group was relaunched in Canberra at the Sri Lanka High Commission under the Chair of Member of Federal Parliament, Sri Lanka born Cassandra Fernando of the Labour Party and Vice Chair Senator James McGrath of the Liberal Party. This group, which has been in existence earlier, had been dormant for the last 3-4 years. The important feature of the event was the attendance of Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services an

26 Jun, 2023

Chinese Foreign Minister assures Sri Lanka

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said that China is ready to consolidate and expand its partnership with Sri Lanka. He gave the assurance when he met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs M.U.M Ali Sabry in Beijing today. Sabry is leading a delegation to participate at the World Economic Forum to be held in Tianjin, China from 27 to 29 June 2023. The Forum themed ?Entrepreneurship: The Driving Force of the Global Economy?, will provide a platform for dialogue among political and business l

25 Jun, 2023

Court given assurance monkeys will not be exported to China

The Court of Appeal was given an assurance today that monkeys will not be exported from Sri Lanka to China. The Attorney General appeared and stated in open court that they have received instructions from the Department of Wildlife and Conservation that they will not be taking steps to export monkeys to China Thirty petitioners, including the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka, Rescue Animals Sri Lanka, RARE Sri Lanka, Justice for Animals and others, filed action in the Court

26 Jun, 2023