International travel ban imposed on five cops

IGP appears in court to give evidence against Pujith Jayasundara

Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne appeared in court today to give evidence in the case against former IGP Pujith Jayasundara.? The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar had issued summons on the IGP to give evidence in the case linked to the Easter Sunday attacks. The Attorney General (AG) had recently filed 855 charges against Jayasundara over the Easter Sunday attacks. The AG had in May produced the charges in court in respect of those killed and injured in the 2019 Easter Sund

29 Nov, 2021

German Ambassador to visit Jaffna and Trincomalee

German Ambassador Holger Seubert is scheduled to pay an official visit to Jaffna and Trincomalee from 29th of November to 02nd of December 2021. His visit strongly focuses on further strengthening economic ties between this region of Sri Lanka and Germany. During his visit, Ambassador Seubert will launch the partnership between the German Asia Pacific Business Association (OAV) and the Yarlpanam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (YCCI) partnered by the German Chamber of Commerce (AHK Sri Lanka)

29 Nov, 2021

WHO issues global red alert for Omicron Covid variant

The Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a very high global risk of infection surges that could have severe consequences in some areas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The UN agency urged its 194 member states to accelerate vaccination of high-priority groups and, in anticipation of increased case numbers, to ?ensure mitigation plans are in place? to maintain essential health services. ?Omicron has an unprecedented number of spike mutations, some of

29 Nov, 2021