Travel ban on Swiss Embassy employee extended

Mahinda has no plans to meet Pope in Italy

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has no plans to meet His Holiness, the Pope, during a visit to Italy. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister will shortly make a visit to Bologna, Italy, to participate in an international event which is to be graced by the Prime Minister of Italy and other dignitaries from Italy and other European countries. The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the opening session of the international symposium which will be held

08 Sep, 2021

Sri Lanka says tracing origin of Covid should not be politicized

Sri Lanka says tracing the origin of the coronavirus should not be politicized. The Foreign Ministry said that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions to the health, safety, and livelihoods of people around the world. Therefore, multilateralism and international cooperation provide the best possible means to effectively and sustainably defeat the pandemic, the Foreign Ministry said. The Foreign Ministry said that it is equally important to conduct a comprehensive, inclusive, and i

08 Sep, 2021

CEO of private company in charge of NMRA database arrested

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the private company managing the database of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has been arrested. The CEO was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) after several files in the database were erased.

08 Sep, 2021