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US jails lobbying agent recruited by Sri Lanka in 2014

A US court has jailed a venture capitalist and political fundraiser who was recruited by Sri Lanka in 2014 to rehabilitate the country?s image in the United States. The US Department of Justice said that Imaad Shah Zuberi was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for falsifying records to conceal his work as a foreign agent while lobbying high-level U.S. government officials, evading the payment of millions of dollars in taxes, making illegal campaign contributions, and obstructing a federa

23 Feb, 2021

Twenty-eight Sri Lankan returnees test positive for Covid

Another 28 Sri Lankan returnees have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said today. The 28 were among 518 people who tested positive for the virus in Sri Lanka over a 24-hour period ending at 6am today. Officials said that tests found that 28 Sri Lankans who had returned to the country were infected. They together with the remaining 490 people who were infected, have been sent to treatment facilities. A number of returnees have been found to be infected in recent days. However,

23 Feb, 2021

President and PM vaccinated

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters today (23) that both the President and Prime Minister have received the vaccine. However, the Minister did not confirm specifics with regard to the place and date on which they had received the vaccine. Minister Rambukwella said parliamentarians have been receiving the COVID-19 vaccine under a protocol. As such, th

23 Feb, 2021