President must reach a common consensus with all to overcome health crisis – Ranil Wickremesinghe
UNP MP and Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to discuss the present pandemic situation with political parties presenting Parliament, clergy,...
Chinese pharma company to set up Covid-19 vaccine plant in Sri Lanka
China and Sri Lanka are set to deepen their bilateral “vaccine diplomacy” with a leading Chinese pharma company preparing to set up a manufacturing...
US President Joe Biden’s team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden and other top US officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban's nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, as...
Timeline: The Taliban’s rapid advance across Afghanistan
The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over after insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul and all of Afghanistan's major...
Foreign Ministry to evacuate Lankans in Afghanistan
The Foreign Ministry said that it was currently in the process of working with international partners to facilitate the return of Sri Lankan nationals...
Another batch of Pfizer vaccines brought to Sri Lanka
Another batch of 100,000 doses of "Pfizer" vaccine manufactured in the US,was brought to the country this morning, the Airport Duty Manager said.
The vaccines...
Mysterious ‘kill list’ rattles Pakistan; Parliamentary Panel orders probe
A Pakistani parliamentary committee has ordered for a probe into a so-called "kill list" that mentions a number of public figures in the country,...
UNP hopes for favourable reply from Government on 21 proposals
United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said he hopes that the Government will consider the 21 proposals submitted by his party as...
JNP queries COVID-19 pandemic data
The actual data on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country seems to have been altered, Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) media spokesman...
Possibility of higher death toll – WHO warns Sri Lanka
The World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Group has said that Sri Lanka will avert about 18,000 deaths by January 2022 if the level of...
