Over 40 injured in Nuwara-Eliya bus accident

India confident defence relationship with Sri Lanka will strengthen

India is confident its defence relationship with Sri Lanka will strengthen further. The Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria said that Indo-Lanka defence ties has been on the rise. Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh said that the trajectory of mutual defence cooperation between India and Sri Lanka will continue to rise. He was speaking to the media after meeting Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head of the National Opera

04 Mar, 2021

Tourism sector employees to be vaccinated

Tourism sector employees are to be vaccinated, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said. The Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Mrs. Kimarli Fernando, has put forward a proposal to provide vaccinations for the tourism industry with the hopes of resuming all Sri Lanka tourism activities as normal. The Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranathunga has approved the proposition and together with the Ministry of Health a special vaccination program will commence in th

04 Mar, 2021

Latest coronavirus victims includes four women

The latest coronavirus victims includes four women, the Government Information Department said. According to the Government Information Department, five new deaths linked to the virus were confirmed today. Of the five deaths four are women from various parts of the country. The five deaths took the death toll from the virus in Sri Lanka to 489. Among the deaths reported yesterday, a 53-year-old woman from Ussapitiya had died on 22 February after being transferred from the Mawanella Hospital

04 Mar, 2021