Two Sri Lankan families reach Dhanushkodi and seek asylum

Hambantota Port insists strict guidelines followed

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) says it follows all guidelines laid down by the Government with regard to service engineer embarkations that occur at the port, and the process is carried out under the supervision of the Sri Lanka Navy. The most recent overseas repair team to arrive at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, were three service engineers from Denmark who were flown in on a specially chartered Gulfstream G200 and transferred to the vessel ?SCF Sayan? which was berthed

07 Jul, 2020

Owner of hotel in Kesbewa found dead

The owner of a hotel located on Gurugammana Road in Kesbewa, Piliyandala has been found dead with injuries inside the hotel premises early this morning. The Police said the deceased, who is a 50 year -old from Kesbewa, was found dead on his bed with injuries to the back of his head. The wife of the deceased who was also found with injuries has been admitted to the Kalubowila Teaching hospital. No suspects have been identified in connection to the incident as yet, while the magisterial inquiry

07 Jul, 2020

Sri Lanka calls for greater global efforts to address migrant health

Sri Lanka has called for greater regional and global efforts to address migrant health. Speaking at an Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants at the United Nations in Geneva, Ms Dayani Mendis, the Acting Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka said that the contribution of migrant workers to economic growth and development is increasingly becoming critical not only for their own countries, but also as a catalyst for the upward socio-economic mobility in t

07 Jul, 2020