Special dengue wards to be set up in hospitals

Four people infected with Omicron detected in Sri Lanka

Four people infected with the Omicron Covid variant have been detected in Sri Lanka. One person was detected earlier and another three people have been detected today. Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara said that the numbers are expected to rise. “The Omicron, as expected numbers will add up. Get your self boosted. As at today 4 confirmed from our laboratory,” he tweeted. The World Health Organizat

16 Dec, 2021

NIA charge-sheets 15 Sri Lankans of attempting to revive LTTE

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in India has charged 15 Sri Lankans of attempting to revive the activities of the proscribed organisation, the LTTE and waging war against Sri Lanka, The Hindu newspaper reported. The Sri Lankans had been arrested in connection with the smuggling of arms, ammunition and drugs to India. Some of the accused were earlier arrested from a fishing vessel in Arabian Sea on March 25 this year and drugs, arms and ammunition were seized from them. The accused had

17 Dec, 2021

US Senate confirms Julie Chung as new envoy to Sri Lanka

The US Senate has confirmed Julie Chung as the new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka. US President President Joe Biden had nominated Julie Chung as the new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka. Chung is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and a class of Minister-Counselor. She served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the US Department of State. Chung was previously Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the Department. She has served as Deputy

19 Dec, 2021