Author: Staff Reporter
#SriLanka approves new port development with #India and #Japan
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government said Tuesday it will allow India and Japan to develop a newContinue Reading
Sri Lanka gov selects island in Gulf of Mannar for burial of COVID19 victims
Sri Lanka government is in the process of finalizing a plot of land in the Iranaitivu Island in the GulfContinue Reading
#France’s Former President Sarkozy convicted of corruption, likely to escape jail time
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and sentenced to three yearsContinue Reading
Girl dies after being caned during ‘exorcism’ in #SriLanka
March 1, 2021 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in Sri Lanka said Monday they have arrested two people inContinue Reading
Brazilian Manaus variant of coronavirus detected in UK, as 20m vaccinated with first dose
Up to six cases of a highly transmissible variant of coronavirus first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus haveContinue Reading
Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab
US regulators have formally approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the third jab to be authorised in theContinue Reading
US authorizes J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it third available
(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to beContinue Reading
Former cricketers turn part time bus drivers in Australia
From representing the Sri Lankan cricket team in all three formats, playing in the 2011 WC Final, playing in theContinue Reading
U.S. imposes sanctions, visa bans on Saudis for journalist Khashoggi’s killing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration announced sanctions and visa bans on Friday targeting Saudi Arabian citizens over the 2018Continue Reading