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Tamil‘Preparations in place to allow visitors in by end of Jan.’ »
Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga says all preparations are in place to officially reopen airports and the country to tourists by the end Read more…
Muslim organisations refuse to back Ceylon Thowheed Jamaath protest »
Muslim organisations in Sri Lanka have refused to back a protest staged today by the Ceylon Thowheed Jamaath against forced cremations.
Key Muslim Read more…
13th Amendment and Provincial Councils By Prof. Vickramabahu Karunarathne »
The rhetoric against the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and the resultant Provincial Councils, by the Government Ministers’ seems to be waning away. Read more…
Rs.60 m Budget allocations for 3 ex-Presidents, former First Lady »
Around Rs. 60 million has been allocated from the 2021 Budget to provide facilities to the three former Presidents and the widow of Read more…
COVID-19 death toll reaches 204 as five more deaths reported »
Sri Lanka confirmed five deaths on Thursday due to COVID-19 raising the death toll from the viral disease to 204, according to health Read more…
PC polls postponement partly due to Right-Wing pressure »
Sri Lanka’s decision to indefinitely postpone Provincial Council (PC) elections controversially was made due to sustained pressure from Sinhala Nationalist organisations who argue Read more…
Fear that ethnic tensions may be sparked in Mawanella »
Activists fear that unknown persons are attempting to stoke ethnic tensions in Mawanella similar to the incident in December 2018 by linking stolen Read more…
India tells Sri Lanka to release fishermen and boats »
India has called on Sri Lanka to release detained Indian fishermen and to also free their boats.
The Fourth Meeting of the India-Sri Read more…
Three tourists from Ukraine test Covid-19 positive »
Three tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka from Ukraine have tested positive for Covid-19 virus, says the Ministry of Health.
They were among Read more…
Media allowed to enter parliament to cover first sittings of 2021 »
The First Parliament Sittings of the year 2021 to begin on the 5th of January.
The Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake announces Read more…