Person found hacked to death in Thalawathugoda

Four people including two teens drown in Wattala

Four people including two teens drowned while having a sea bath in Wattala, the Police said today. The Police said that the victims had gone for a sea bath in Dikkowita, Wattala last evening (Saturday). The Police were later alerted that four of them had gone missing while bathing. A search operation was launched by the Navy and Police and four bodies were recovered. The victims included three women aged 16, 20 and 30 and a 14 year-old boy. (Colombo Gazette)

21 Jun, 2020

Sri Lanka notes importance of Yoga in relationship with India

The High Commission of India organised a yoga session in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Army at the Headquarters of Sri Lanka Army in Colombo to mark the sixth International Day of Yoga today, 21 June, 2020. Special messages from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa were telecast on the occasion. The High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay and Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of Sri Lanka Army along with various dignitaries and armed

21 Jun, 2020

More Sri Lankans repatriated from Maldives

More Sri Lankans were repatriated from the Maldives today, the third batch evacuated from the Maldives following the spread of the coronavirus. The Sri Lankan High Commission in the Maldives together with the Ministry of Foreign Relations and the Presidential Secretariat facilitated the evacuation. The Sri Lankan High Commission in the Maldives said that 283 Sri Lankans who were stranded in Maldives returned to Colombo today on a special SriLankan Airlines flight. (Colombo Gazette)

21 Jun, 2020