Latest CoronaVirus News & Updates from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka newlyweds cancel wedding party, help poor instead
17h | Arkansas Democrat-GazetteAs couples do all over the world, Darshana Kumara Wijenarayana and his fiance, Pawani Rasanga, spent months planning a grand ...
Read moreSri Lanka parade scaled down after sailors contract coronavirus
6d | YAHOO!Sri Lanka has scaled down a low-key military parade to mark the anniversary of the end of its civil war after two sailors due ...
Read moreStampede for coronavirus aid leaves 3 dead in Sri Lanka
3d | Fox NewsThree women were trampled to death in Sri Lanka Thursday during a stampede that erupted while aid was being distributed to ...
Read moreSri Lanka cash handout: Three killed as Covid-19 aid distributed in Colombo
3d | YAHOO!Three people have been killed and at least eight others hurt when they were trampled during a handout of cash in Sri Lanka's ...
Read moreSri Lanka, India to enhance cooperation
27m | Daily News on MSN.comThe leaders of India and Sri Lanka have agreed to further strengthen collaboration in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, ...
Read moreSri Lanka stares at constitutional crisis as polls delayed
2d | Al Jazeera EnglishAs coronavirus delays polls, critics say President Rajapaksa is running government without parliamentary oversight.
Read moreCoronavirus update: Sri Lanka seeks $1.1 billion currency swap facility from India to boost forex reserves
13h | Business TodaySri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested India to provide a special $ 1.1 billion currency swap facility to ...
Read moreAided by weather, Sri Lanka’s lockdown leads to decline in air, sea pollution
2d | MongabayAir pollution in Sri Lanka’s urban areas has decreased by up to 75% during the lockdown imposed in response to the COVID-19 ...
Read moreLike India, Sri Lanka is using coronavirus to stigmatise Muslims
4d | Al Jazeera on MSN.comSri Lanka's decision to make cremations mandatory for COVID-19 victims is an act of institutionalised Islamophobia.
Read moreModi praises Gotabaya Rajapaksa for effectively fighting COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
22h | Middle East North Africa Financial NetworkIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday has telephonic conversation with the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and praised Sri Lanka for its effective fight against COVID-19 under his ...
Read moreSri Lanka stares at constitutional crisis as polls delayed
2d | Al Jazeera EnglishAs coronavirus delays polls, critics say President Rajapaksa is running government without parliamentary oversight.
Read moreCoronavirus update: Sri Lanka seeks $1.1 billion currency swap facility from India to boost forex reserves
13h | Business TodaySri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested India to provide a special $ 1.1 billion currency swap facility to ...
Read moreAided by weather, Sri Lanka’s lockdown leads to decline in air, sea pollution
2d | MongabayAir pollution in Sri Lanka’s urban areas has decreased by up to 75% during the lockdown imposed in response to the COVID-19 ...
Read moreLike India, Sri Lanka is using coronavirus to stigmatise Muslims
4d | Al Jazeera on MSN.comSri Lanka's decision to make cremations mandatory for COVID-19 victims is an act of institutionalised Islamophobia.
Read moreSri Lanka elected as Chair of the Seventh Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), in Bangkok
23h | Sri LankaThe Seventh Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) held on 20th May in Bangkok-Thailand, was convened as a ...
Read moreModi praises Gotabaya Rajapaksa for effectively fighting COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
22h | Middle East North Africa Financial NetworkIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday has telephonic conversation with the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and praised Sri Lanka for its effective fight against COVID-19 under his ...
Read moreSri Lanka to ease coronavirus restrictions from May 26
23h | YAHOO!Sri Lanka will ease the coronavirus lockdown restrictions from May 26, limiting the curfew hours from 10.00 pm to 4.00 am among other relaxations.
Read moreCoronavirus: PM Modi Speaks to Sri Lankan President, Assures All Possible Support From India
1d | India.comThe PM's telephonic conversation with President Rajapaksa also comes in the backdrop of India's ongoing tensions with three ...
Read moreSri Lankan government understates COVID-19 figures to recklessly reopen economy
1d | World Socialist Web SiteThe low number of infections in Sri Lanka is because few COVID-19 tests are being conducted—an average of less than 600 per day between February 18 and May 20.
Read moreSri Lanka to Impose Nationwide Day-long Curfew Again on Sunday to Check Coronavirus Outbreak
10d | India.comTo revive economic activities, President Rajapaksa on Monday ordered easing of the lockdown, which was in force since March ...
Read moreSri Lanka to Impose Nationwide Day-long Curfew Again on Sunday to Check Coronavirus Outbreak
10d | India.comTo revive economic activities, President Rajapaksa on Monday ordered easing of the lockdown, which was in force since March ...
Read moreSri Lanka election road map under process
26m | YAHOO!The Election Commission of Sri Lanka on Sunday said a road map to hold Parliamentary Elections was being made in consultation with health authorities.
Read moreSri Lanka election body mulls delaying polls due to coronavirus
11d | Al Jazeera EnglishSnap parliamentary election was delayed previously because of lockdown, but opposition urges holding them soon.
Read moreLanka seeks USD 1.1 bn currency swap facility from India amidst depleting forex reserves
22m | YAHOO!Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested India to provide a special USD 1.1 billion currency swap facility to boost the country's draining foreign exchange reserves in view of the ...
Read moreMidas Safety Sri Lanka donates 1.25 mn medical gloves
2d | Daily News on MSN.comMidas Safety Sri Lanka, one of the world’s leading industrial safety glove manufacturer, recently donated 1.25 million ...
Read moreWomen crushed to death in Sri Lanka stampede for $8 handout
3d | Al Jazeera EnglishThree women trampled to death outside businessman's warehouse for annual handout to mark holy month of Ramadan.
Read moreSri Lanka shares rise on central bank's stimulus measures
2d | ReutersSri Lankan stocks ended higher again on Thursday, boosted by gains in consumer staples stocks, after the central bank listed stimulus measures to soften the economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreSri Lanka: Muslims face extra threat as coronavirus stirs hate
13d | Al Jazeera on MSN.comSri Lanka makes cremations compulsory for COVID-19 victims, but Muslims and activists urge authorities to allow burials.
Read moreCricket-Sri Lanka hoping to train from June 1, says coach Arthur
4d | Thomson Reuters FoundationSri Lanka's cricketers are hoping to return to training from June 1 in bio secure venues once the government gives the green light, head coach Mickey Arthur has said. Cricket has been suspended since ...
Read moreCOVID-19: Military steps up repression in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka
8d | World Socialist Web SiteThe government and the military are nervous about the growing unrest among workers and poor against the draconian social conditions.
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