Avant-Garde Chairman and another indicted in bribery case

France looks to strengthen ties with Sri Lanka

France is looking to work with the newly appointed Sri Lankan Ambassador designate Manisha Gunasekera to strengthen ties between both countries. The French Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Jean-Fran?ois Pactet, in a tweet, congratulated the newly appointed Ambassador designate to France. The Ambassador said that he looks forward to continuing with her the work engaged between the Sri Lankan Embassy in France and the French Embassy in Colombo to strengthen the bilateral relationship between both countr

28 Dec, 2022

Two people with Covid arrive in Madurai from China via Sri Lanka

A six-year-old girl and her mother who arrived in Madurai from China via Sri Lanka have tested positive for COVID-19. The Mother and daughter have been isolated by the authorities. According to the Madurai District Collector, their COVID-19 samples have been sent to the lab for further testing. Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in China and other foreign nations, the Indian Government has started taking precautionary methods to avoid any emergency situation in the country. On Tuesday, COVID-hos

28 Dec, 2022

Over 150 illegal Sri Lankan migrants return from Viet Nam

Over 150 Sri Lankan migrants who were rescued from a boat off the coast of Viet Nam last month, returned to the country on a chartered flight from Ho Chi Minh City late last night (Tuesday). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) facilitated the voluntary humanitarian return of 152 Sri Lankan migrants through a chartered flight from Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam following their rescue when a boat capsized off the coast of Viet Nam on 8 N

28 Dec, 2022