Four Pakistani nationals have been arrested in Nepal for taking hostage four Sri Lankan citizens on the pretext of sending them to different European countries for jobs, a senior Nepali police officer said on Friday.
Travel Advisory of the United Kingdom on Sri Lanka has been updated on 5th April 2024. The travel Advisory has been updated with additional information on emergency medical numbers, road travel and safety and security on ’Entry requirements’, ’Safety and security’, and ’Health’ pages.
In a coordinated effort between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Customs Preventive Unit (CPU) Ramanathapuram, and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), a gold smuggling operation originating from Sri Lanka was intercepted near the Vedhalai coast in Mandapam, Tamil Nadu.
In the midst of heated political debate over the Katchatheevu Island, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda set the stage for another debate when he said that India secured Wadge Bank which is located below Kanyakumari and a much bigger area with extensive sea resources while ceding the Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in terms of the 1976 agreement.
Former President Maithripala Sirisena who is at the centre of controversy over his latest remarks that he is aware of the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday carnage will be forced to place all his cards on the table when Parliament takes up a fresh debate on the matter during the next sitting week.
As the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is just around the corner, Sri Lankan people are busy with purchasing goods at the Pettah Market in Colombo. The President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickramasinghe has instructed the officials to prepare a formal program with the aim of maintaining the uninterrupted essential and public services during the upcoming festive season. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
Claiming that both Sinhala and Tamil people have a right to interact with the State in their own languages, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the proportion of the Tamil youth in public institutions, tri-forces and important sectors should be increased.
Ukrainian officials claimed Friday they used a barrage of drones to destroy at least six military aircraft and badly damage eight others at an airfield in Russia’s Rostov region, while Russian defense officials claimed they intercepted 44 Ukrainian drones and that only a power substation was damaged in the attack.
A patient who was subjected to permanent loss of sight due to the use of ‘Prednisolone Acetatean’, eye drop used after cataract surgeries at a government hospital, has sent a Letter of Demand claiming a compensation Rs.100 million from Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and eight others for the damage caused to his eyes and possible threats to his life.
The 37th edition of the ’Colombo Shopping Festival’, the ultimate shopping paradise, was launched today at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). The exhibition will be held till next Thursday (11) from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has accomplished more for Buddhism than anyone in history and thus makes him the most eligible person to recieve Lord Buddha’s sacred Kapilavastu relics according to Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Waskaduwe Mahindawansa Mahanayake Thero.
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