Courtesy The Straits Times MUMBAI (AFP) – Airfares soared and demand for private jets boomed Friday (April 23) as Indians who could afford it scrambled to escape a Covid-19 surge before flights to the United Arab Emirates shut down. All flights from the UAE to India – one of the world’s busiest air corridors – […]

By Noor Nizam – Peace and Polotical Activist, Political coomunications Researcher, SLFP/SLPP Stalwart and Member “Viyathmaga”, April 27th., 2021.. IS HE AN IMAGE OF THE LATE KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ OF THAILAND WHO SAID DURING HIS RULE THAT THERE WAS MUCH TO DO AT HOME. HE. Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the image of the late King Bhumibol […]

A.A.M.NIZAM The prat-fallen and shameless Jeppo leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who was mainly responsible from 2015 to 2020 for all the ravages, hardships, and torments suffered by the people of this country due to his utterly disgraceful servitude to protect his Ranil Haamu and his destructive government keeps on holding meetings just in a vain […]

Written By Pritesh Kamath Courtesy Republicworld   As India battles devastating COVID-19 crisis, the US has decided to lift embargo on export of raw materials required by SII for production of Covishield. As India battles the devastating second wave of COVID-19 pandemic with the nation clocking more than 3 lakh cases every day and making […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, April 26 (ECONOMYNEXT): Sri Lanka’s ruling party MPs have requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to initiate legal action against the entire cabinet of the United National Party (UNP)-led Yahapalana government over the 2019 Easter bombings, a top minister said. Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage told reporters yesterday that the Presidential Commission of Inquiry […]

Prensa Latina Colombo, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The first batch of Russian Sputnik-V vaccines will arrive in Sri Lanka this week, State Minister of Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation Channa Jayasumana said on Tuesday.According to Jayasumana, talks are being held to organize the means of transportation in order to bring the shipment to Sri Lanka, […]

By P. K. Balachandran Courtsey Eurasia Review The visit of the Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe to Sri Lanka which begins on Tuesday, is significant as it indicates that Sino-Lankan relations may go beyond economic engagement to acquiring a military dimension. It is reported in a local Sunday paper that Wei’s visit will result in China’s […]

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Courtesy Adaderana UPDATE: Education Minister Professor G.L. Peiris stated that all pre-schools and Piriven will also be closed until Friday (April 30). The government has decided to close all schools, pre-schools and Piriven across the island until Friday (April 30),” the minister told reporters in Colombo today.  In the weekend, we will discuss with the health […]

Courtesy Adaderana Eight more COVID-related deaths were confirmed in Sri Lanka on Tuesday (April 27), says the Director-General of Health Services. The latest coronavirus victims have pushed the country’s death toll from the pandemic to 655. According to the Government Information Department, the details of the deceased are as follows: 01. A 62-year-old man from […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka recorded the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Tuesday (April 27) with more than 1,000 people testing positive for the virus within the day, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) revealed. A total of 674 people were initially confirmed as coronavirus-positive cases, while another 422 were […]

Courtesy Adaderana A decision has been taken to draft a Bill banning the full face covering in public places, says Cabinet Co-Spokesperson Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. He made this remark during the media briefing held today (April 27) to announce Cabinet decisions. Speaking further he pointed out that issues concerning national security and terrorism have emerged […]

Courtesy BBC Funeral pyres have been built in parks and other empty spaces after Delhi’s crematoriums reached capacity Crematoriums in the Indian capital Delhi have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres, as the city runs out of space to cremate its dead. Staff are working around the clock, while parks and other empty spaces […]