Sri Lankan Consulate in Sydney temporarily closed over Covid fears

Marine biologist Asha de Vos copped for doing her job

Marine biologist Dr. Asha de Vos was copped today for going to work without a curfew pass. Dr. Asha de Vos tweeted saying she headed to the Kinross beach to assess the damage caused by the storm today. She said she went with her father, who drove the car. However, she said she was copped for not having a curfew pass and her institution letter was not accepted. “I?m sharing this because those of you telling me that it?s one rule for the people going to national parks and on yachts and those g

28 Sep, 2021

Tamil Diaspora ready to engage with President?

By Easwaran Rutnam (@easwaranrutnam) The Tamil Diaspora is prepared to engage with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, an influential diaspora group based in London said. The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) said that the intention shown by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to have talks with the Tamil Diaspora was a progressive move. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had told UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres this week that internal issues of Sri Lanka should be resolved through an internal mechanism of the cou

22 Sep, 2021

Delta variant detected in Sri Lanka assigned unique lineage

A Delta variant of the coronavirus detected in Sri Lanka has been assigned a unique lineage, AY.28. Immunologist at the Sri Jayawardenepura University, Professor Neelika Malavige said that the Delta variant with 3 spike protein mutations (A701S, A222V, A1078S), detected in Sri Lanka, has been assigned a unique lineage, AY.28 and named as B.1.617.2.28, Sri Lanka lineage. The Delta variant with three new mutations was the dominant variant in Colombo. Researchers at the Sri Jayewardenepura Unive

26 Sep, 2021