#SriLanka welcomes first tourists despite new coronavirus strain
AFP- Mon, December 28, 2020 Sri Lanka welcomed its first foreign tourists in nine months Monday even as a newContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka health ministry insists cremation still the only policy for COVID19 victims; refrain from making fake news
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health insists all COVID19 victims are cremated as per the expert advices ministry has received soContinue Reading
#SriLanka health authorities cremate COVID 19 victim, despite Court order to pause until Gov decision on disposal
Sri Lanka Health authorities today cremated the dead body of Abdul Sheikh Carder (84), despite an order by Galle magistrateContinue Reading
#SriLanka DG Health Services instructs Mandatory cremation to be continued
Director General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardene has informed the Galle police to act according to the circular governmentContinue Reading
Sri Lanka faces worst economic slump as debt crisis looms & concern grows over ability to repay foreign debt
AFP- Tue, December 15, 2020 Sri Lanka Tuesday announced its worst economic slump with second quarter GDP plunging 16.3 percentContinue Reading
#Maldives at crossroads over #SriLanka Muslim COVID19 victims burial proposal
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has voiced his opposition towards the burial of Muslim COVID-19 victims from Sri Lanka inContinue Reading
Forced cremations of unclaimed Muslim coronavirus victims in suspended
The forced cremations of unclaimed Muslim coronavirus victims has been suspended, Public Health Inspectors said. The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC)Continue Reading
Concrete graves to be proposed to end forced cremation of Sri Lanka Muslims
The Health Ministry is to propose concrete graves to end the forced cremation of Muslim coronavirus victims, Colombo Gazette reports.Continue Reading
#SriLanka cremates Muslim Covid-19 victims against religious wishes
AFP- Wed, December 9, 2020 Sri Lanka said Wednesday it would cremate the bodies of 19 Muslim coronavirus victims, overridingContinue Reading
#SriLanka rush to village for Covid-19 ‘Cure’ despite virus risks
Thousands of people defied public gathering restrictions to descend on a small village in central Sri Lanka Tuesday for aContinue Reading
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