Protect minority rights- UN chief tells President Gotabaya
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has told President Gotabaya Rajapaksa about the need to protect minority rights in Sri Lanka. GuterresContinue Reading
Category: Asia
China enters Taiwan air defense zone a day after island’s military budget boost
KEY POINTS It came one day after the island announced a $9 billion boost to military spending to counter theContinue Reading
New Zealand cricket team refuses to travel to stadium in Pakistan on security concerns, tour abandoned
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17 (Reuters) – New Zealand’s cricket team refused to travel on Friday to the stadium in Rawalpindi whereContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President instructs authorities to vaccinate 15 to 19-year-olds and children over 12 with disabilities
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed health authorities to administer the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children between theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka conservationists fight elephant smuggling in court
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Environmentalists in Sri Lanka are challenging a court order issued earlier this month that wouldContinue Reading
Covid testing at airport for fully vaccinated Sri Lankan returnees
Covid testing will be carried out at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for fully vaccinated Sri Lankan returnees from nextContinue Reading
Sri Lankan prison minister resigns over prisoner threats
A Sri Lankan Cabinet minister in charge of prisons has resigned following a public outcry after he allegedly threatened toContinue Reading
Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga retires from all cricket
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who captained Sri Lanka to its 2014 T20 World Cup victory,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka central bank chief quits as forex crisis worsens
Sept 12 (AFP) Sri Lanka’s central bank chief resigned Friday over “political and personal issues” as a foreign exchange crisisContinue Reading
Sri Lankan detainees tortured while in custody, rights group alleges
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Political detainees in Sri Lanka are being tortured while in police and military custody, a human rightsContinue Reading
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