Suspects arrested over Easter Sunday attacks further remanded

Government assures precautions taken to prevent virus entering Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan Government today assured that precautions have been taken to detect tourists visiting the country who may have been infected with a fast spreading virus in China. Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told Parliament that all tourists arriving in Sri Lanka have been advised to report to the health desk at the airport if they have a fever. She also said that scanners have been placed at the airport to detect anyone with a high body temperature. Wanniarachchi said that a Chinese

24 Jan, 2020

Pakistan?s Naval Chief to visit Sri Lanka

Pakistan?s Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi NI(M) is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on the invitation of SL Navy commander, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva from January 25-29, 2020. During his stay in Sri Lanka, Naval Chief will meet Commanders of the Navy, Army,Air force and Defence Secretary. He will also call on the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi joined the Pakistan Navy on 13 January 1979 and undertook initial training at Britannia Royal Naval College

24 Jan, 2020

Conservationists decry decision to arm local groups against elephants

Activists in Sri Lanka are?concerned?after the government?announced?plans to issue firearms to a newly formed civil defence force tasked with protecting farmers from elephants. There are an estimated 7,500 wild elephants in Sri Lanka and human-elephant conflict is a burning issue for local farmers. Elephant habitats are shrinking as humans are slowly encroaching on their roaming spaces. Having no place to go, these animals end up destroying crops in farmlands in their search for food. Some rura

24 Jan, 2020