Chairman of three-wheel association killed

China?s Afghanistan Gambit

As the United States approaches the final deadline to withdraw its last troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban are rapidly overrunning districts and gaining control of large swaths of the country. The group is doing so faster than anyone had imagined, to the point that the U.S. military has reportedly moved its forecasted timeline for a?possible collapse?of the civilian government to only six months after its pullout. Indeed, with June being the?deadliest?month in Afghanistan in two decades, the

16 Jul, 2021

Over 30 Sri Lankans who returned from overseas infected

Over 30 people who had arrived in Sri Lanka from overseas have tested positive for COVID-19 in the 24-hour period ending at 06 AM today. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said 37 foreign arrivals had tested positive. They are among the 1,484 Covid cases that were detected in the country during this period.? The NOCP further said the people who had arrived from overseas are of Sri Lankan nationality.? Meanwhile, a total of 87 people who had returned from ov

16 Jul, 2021

First batch of Moderna Covid vaccines arrive

A stock of 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka today. The vaccines are being donated by the United States of America (US) under the COVAX facility of the World Health Organization.? The consignment which arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake was handed over to Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi by US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz.? State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics, and COVID Disease Control Dr. Sudrshini

16 Jul, 2021