Sihinayaki Re 2020-01-26

Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has reiterated that Sri Lanka remains committed to engaging with the High Commissioner and her Office in achieving sustainable development, peace and reconciliation, within the national framework overwhelmingly approved by the people of Sri Lanka during the Presidential Election last year. MORE..

28 Feb 2020 (1:16 PM)

Saudi Arabia on Thursday (Feb 27) suspended arrivals by foreigners for the Umrah pilgrimage and tourists from two dozen countries where the new coronavirus has spread, as a growing number of cases globally deepened fears of a pandemic. MORE..

27 Feb 2020 (10:40 PM)

The coronavirus outbreak has reached a "decisive point" and has "pandemic potential", World Health Organization head Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says. MORE..

28 Feb 2020 (11:01 AM)

A fire has broken out at a construction site on Duplication Road, Bambalapitiya. MORE..

28 Feb 2020 (4:52 PM)

In order to promote tourism, India s Ministry for Shipping has mooted a proposal to start ferry service between Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry and Jaffna in Sri Lanka covering a distance of 56 nautical miles (103.7 kilometres). MORE..

28 Feb 2020 (1:44 PM)

Twelve out of the sixteen arrested university students over the removal of CCTV cameras from the University of Kelaniya have been granted police bail. MORE..

27 Feb 2020 (8:26 PM)