Mother, daughter and son burnt to death

Only 20% of UNICEF appeal to support Sri Lanka funded

The United Nations Children?s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for US$4 million to support the Sri Lankan Government?s response to the COVID-19 situation, but only 20% has been funded. UNICEF has sought funds?to procure urgent supplies, including for treatment, care for pregnant mothers and newborns and High Dependency Unit (HDU) equipment. Meanwhile, UNICEF, with the support of Australia, has procured and delivered a consignment of urgently needed oxygen concentrators and other vital equi

19 May, 2021

Japan imposes ban on travellers from Sri Lanka

Japan has decided to impose entry ban on travellers who have been in Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka in the last 14 days before arrival to the East Asian country to prevent the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant first found in India. The decision will be in effect from today (Thursday) as the three neighbors of India have seen infections due to the new coronavirus variant, Japan’s news agency, Kyodonews reported. For the time being, Japan will ban the entry of foreigners who ha

20 May, 2021

Mangala launches war to defend Tik Tok in YouTube video

Former Minister and former Parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera has taken on the role of a warrior who defends Tik Tok in a new YouTube video launched today. Samaraweera appears as the character ‘Maharaja Mangala’ who launches war to defend the social media platform, Tik Tok. In the video the rulers are seen imposing a ban on Tik Tok. However, Mangala Samaraweera’s character demands that the public be given access to Tik Tok again. This results in a battle being launched between the rulers an

19 May, 2021