Former Senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe arrested over murder

New sub-lineage of Delta variant detected in Sri Lanka

A new sub-lineage of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Sri Lanka. Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara said that the new sub-lineage has been named B.1.617.2.104. “Sri Lanka now has another delta sub lineage: In addition to B.1.617.2.28 sub lineage, another sub lineage in Sri Lanka has been assigned as B.1.617.2.104,” Dr. Chandima Jeewandara tweeted. He said that the Delta vari

19 Nov, 2021

Sri Lankan woman, mother and two children killed in London fire

A Sri Lankan woman, her mother and two young children have been killed in a fire in London. The Daily Mail reported that the Sri Lankan woman, named by relatives as Niruba, was killed along with her one-year-old daughter Shasna, four-year-old son Thabish and her own mother in the fire at her home in Bexleyheath, south-eat?London, on Thursday night. A brother-in-law escaped the flames by jumping from the top floor and breaking his legs. The touching family photograph released this afternoon sh

20 Nov, 2021

Heated exchange over Anuradhapura religious event

A heated exchange took place in Parliament today over the green-light given for a religious event held in Anuradhapura with the participation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Rohini Kumari Wijerathna told Parliament today that the Government cracked down on a protest staged by the SJB this week. However, she said a large number of people attended the ?Sanda Hiru Seya? religious event in Anuradhapura yesterday. The MP asked if there was no threat of

19 Nov, 2021