Detained Sri Lankan student dies in Japan
A 33- year-old Sri Lankan woman, who had been in the Japanese Immigration detention Centre for seven months, has died, The Daily Mirror reported. Officials of the Sri Lankan embassy in Tokyo visited the center and were assured of an impartial investigation into the case by Japanese authorities.
Pakistan raises concern over Sri Lankan burqa ban
Islamabad: Days after Sri Lanka announced the plan to ban burqa wearing in public Pakistan has expressed concern over it and said the ban would further strengthen the apprehensions about the situation of minorities in Sri Lanka.
India gifts training aid to Sri Lankan Navy
New Delhi: India has handed over $111,000 million worth of training aids to Sri Lanka Navy. Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay witnessed the handing over ceremony of the equipment.
Colombo expresses concern over China-made Sri Lanka flag doormat
Colombo: Colombo has expressed concern over China-made Sri Lanka flag doormat which is being sold online.
Sri Lanka to soon ban burqa, shut down several Islamic schools: Minister
Colombo: A Sri Lankan Minister has said the country will soon ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools.
Sri Lanka receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka has received the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccines through the international COVAX facility run by the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN body said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka is now a Chinese colony: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Colombo: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has said Sri Lanka has all but become a colony of China and trade unionists.
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka has cancelled the address of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to its Parliament next week, apparently over concerns that he could raise the Kashmir issue in his speech, a media report said.
Sri Lanka: Engine drivers decide to boycott operating China-made railway carriages
Colombo: Engine drivers have decided to boycott operating those trains that have railway carriages made in China.
Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop - UN rights expert
New York: The Sri Lankan Government should end its policy of compulsorily cremating victims of COVID-19, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.
Chennai: Two Sri Lankans arrested, multi-nation heroin syndicate busted by NCB
Chennai: In a major operation, officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chennai Zonal Unit, on Friday busted a multi-national heroin syndicate with the arrest of two Sri Lankan nationals in the city.
Drugs worth Rs 2.5 billion from Chinese-controlled Gwadar seized by Sri Lankan officials
Colombo: The Sri Lankan authorities have arrested four people and seized Rs 2.5 billion worth of drugs which originated from Chinese-controlled Gwadar region of Pakistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka, other nations facing pressure of Chinese tourist debt traps
Colombo: Several countries are currently facing troubles and pressure of Chinese tourist debt traps amid struggle to recover after COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Lankan Navy attacks Indian fishing boats with soda bottles, stones; chases away boats
Rameswaram/UNI: The mechanized boat fishermen from Rameswaram alleged that they were yet again attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on Saturday.
Sri Lankan President calls on WHO to facilitate ‘universal access’ to COVID vaccine
New York: The President of Sri Lanka has highlighted the success of his country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of a well-coordinated approach, underpinned by robust local health care system, to contain the disease.