Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s schools resume after year-long closure
Sri Lanka’s schools started to reopen on Thursday after more than a year of Coronavirus pandemic-related closures, and in spite…
Eight killed, 50 injured as prisoners riot over COVID-19 spike
At least eight inmates were killed and 50 others injured after prison officers used force to disperse a violent riot…
Coronavirus: Sri Lanka closes schools
The Sri Lankan Government on Thursday brought forward the school holidays and shut all schools with immediate effect as a…
Foreign Direct Investments: Sri Lanka to address major challenges
Local media on Tuesday reported that Sri Lanka’s government pledged to address major challenges in the country to attract foreign…
Sri Lanka bans election-related posters, banners
Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission on Tuesday said it had banned public parades, posters, banners and cut-outs in support of the…
China donates security equipment worth $4.2m to Sri Lanka
China on Friday donated security equipment worth 4.2 million dollars to the Sri Lankan government on their request, following the…
Sri Lanka certified free from mother-to-child HIV
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday in a statement by the National STD/AIDS Control Programme declared Sri Lanka as…
Bees stop South Africa-Sri Lanka cricket match, second time in 2 years
A swarm of bees forced the players of South Africa and Sri Lanka to dive onto the ground during their…
Easter bombings: Sri Lanka President sacks intel chief
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into…
Sri Lanka vows to go tough on anti-Muslim rioters
The Sri Lankan Police has vowed to use maximum force against violent protesters who have continued to attack mosques and…
Violence – Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew
Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide curfew from 9p.m (1530 GMT) to 4a.m the following day as a precautionary measure…
Sri Lanka suspends social media to defuse rising tensions
Government Officials on Monday said, some social media networks will be temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka, after messages shared online…
Sri Lanka: Christians shun church services for fear of attacks
For fear of possible fresh attacks by Islamic extremists, Sri Lankan Catholics are celebrating Sunday Mass in their homes for…
Sri Lanka: Dengue virus kills 15, puts 15,000 on danger list
At least 15 people have died and over 15,000 have been infected by the dengue virus across Sri Lanka in…
Sri Lanka: U.S. envoy says threat real
The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka on Tuesday said some of the militants involved in the Easter Sunday bombings on…