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
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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
UK health secretary signals the end of PCR COVID-19 tests for travel
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid signalled on Tuesday that a requirement for expensive PCR testsContinue 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
Country will reopen after 20th Sept- Dr. Sudarshani
Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control (Dr) Sudarshani Fernadopulle said the government willContinue Reading
Data shows Covid booster shots are ‘not appropriate’ at this time, U.S. and international scientists conclude
KEY POINTS An expert review of scientific evidence has concluded that Covid vaccine booster shots are not needed at thisContinue 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
