Sri Lanka

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation, C.B. Rathnayake said that a chemical leak from the burnt MV X-Press Pearl container ship has caused the deaths of several marine animals, including sea turtles, that have…

Colombo: The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) on Thursday announced its decision to suspend all Indian travellers from entering the country with immediate effect in an effort to curb the spread of the Indian Covid-19 variant.…

New-Delhi: The Indian government has allowed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's aircraft to use Indian airspace to travel to Sri Lanka. Imran Khan is scheduled to travel to Srilanka on a two-day official visit from February 23. He will…

Colombo: Sri Lanka has recorded the highest annual elephant deaths and second-highest human deaths in the world due to the human-elephant conflict, the island-nation's Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) reported. In discussions held by…

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Meteorology Department on Wednesday said cyclonic storm Burevi was likely to hit the country's eastern coast late in the evening, causing heavy rain and strong winds in the island country. In an urgent weather…

Mumbai: Shweta Singh Kirti on Saturday shared a series of pictures of billboards set up in Sri Lanka, seeking justice for her brother, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Shweta took to Instagram and Twitter to share pictures of billboards…

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a grant assistance of 15 million dollars to Sri Lanka for the promotion of Buddhist ties between two countries. Briefing the media here this afternoon, Joint Secretary…

Colombo: Sri Lankans on Wednesday began voting in Parliamentary elections twice delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Voters have been asked to maintain social distancing and bring their own pens to the polls "with special booths set up for…

Colombo: Sri Lanka has not reported any new COVID-19 case in the last three days since June 20, which were all imported, it was reported on Tuesday. The total count of confirmed COVID-19 cases currently stands at 1,951, with 11 deaths,…

Colombo: Sri Lanka is on the right track to contain the COVID-19 pandemic through increased tracking, testing, isolation, and treatment strategy, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The WHO said that enhanced testing of…