More Pfizer Covid vaccines arrive in Sri Lanka

Paris offers Sri Lanka support to recover after attacks

Paris has offered Sri Lanka support to recover after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks. Deputy Mayor of Paris Jean Francois Martins visited Sri Lanka from 5-6th June to meet senior government officials and key private sector leaders on Sri Lanka?s tourism revival strategy following the Easter Sunday terror attacks in the country, the French Embassy in Colombo said today. During the mission the Mayor met with the Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, the Mayor of Colombo and the Cabinet Subcommit

07 Jun, 2019

India says relationship with Sri Lanka has seen landmark changes

India says its relationship with Sri Lanka has seen landmark changes in the last five years. The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that Prime Minister Modi became the first Prime Minister of India to visit Sri Lanka after a gap of 28 years, with his historic visit to the island in March 2015. He visited Sri Lanka again in May 2017 as Chief Guest at the International Vesak Day celebrations. “The decisive mandate for PM Modi in the recent elections in India is a

07 Jun, 2019

Four bodies from Sainthamaruthu incident exhumed

The bodies of four people killed during the incident in Sainthamaruthu following the Easter Sunday attacks, were exhumed today. The bodies were exhumed on a court order to obtain more samples for the ongoing investigations. At least 16 people, including women and children were killed in an explosion in Sainthamaruthu when the Police and troops confronted suspected bombers in a house in April. It was believed the bombers had triggered a bomb killing several people in the house. (Colombo Gazett

07 Jun, 2019