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Manjula Fernando
After weeks of frantic efforts by the Government, health workers and other stakeholders, Sri Lanka managed to put brakes on the alarming rise of Covid-19 cases towards the end of last week. However, health officials say the new infections and fatalities are still high, despite the drop in deaths per day from over 200s to the 170s range.
State Minister of Covid-19 control...
The fighting was getting intense outside the Afghan capital where Rohitha Welihindage lived, but he took solace in US intelligence reports that the Taliban would not enter Kabul until September.
Welihindage, a 59-year-old father of two sons, had been in Afghanistan since 2017, working for an international Non-Governmental Organisation, partnering with the UN. He was based...
Sri Lanka has the potential to become a regional hub for Chinese vaccines and we must proactively take the initiative to have discussions with the vaccine producing companies without delay, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China Dr. Palitha Kohona said adding that vaccines produced in China are currently being used in over 72 countries at present.
Dismissing allegations that...
The trial and the conviction of an ex- LTTE member in Germany in connection with the former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar’s assassination, nearly 15 years after his death, has given a glimmer of hope for those who seek justice for the cold-blooded murder back in Sri Lanka.
It will, however, take a long time before the heartache of many a Sri Lankan and people all...
Despite opinions expressed that the second-preference by voters for the next president will be a crucial factor in the upcoming election, the National Election Commission stood firm in its view a count of preferences would be highly unlikely, even if the polls close in a near tie.
A senior NEC official said in Sri Lanka’s presidential election history, there has not been...
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The meeting that was to be the final to resolve the leadership crisis of the United National Party (UNP) led by Ranil...
Ongoing research in the field of Immuno-genetics in Sri Lanka is striving to find effective treatment of severe dengue and colon...
The March 12 movement, a collective of civil society groups is expected to hand in a set of recommendations to the Provincial...
The Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Sarath Jayamanna PC in an...
agreed on the basic contoursFour minority parties, Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) led by Mano Ganeshan, Sri Lanka Muslim...
Threatening to expose the ‘notorious creatures’ that have taken over the Central Bank, the new Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake...
Sri Lanka moved close to regaining GSP + trade concessions on Thursday when the European parliament defeated a crucial vote on a...
In the backdrop of rumours that Sri Lanka may be given an extension of time to fulfil her obligations under the Geneva Resolution...
The ex-Maldivian president in exile, Mohamed Nasheed, called for more robust intervention from the international community to...