Emergency health situation declared in Sri Lanka

Apr 04, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 : An emergency health situation has been declared in Sri Lanka from Tuesday because of the severe drug shortage...

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency amid protest over economic crisis

May 06, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 : The crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Friday declared a state of emergency after the crippling strike and protest over...

Sri Lanka PM declares emergency as President Rajapaksa flees to Maldives

Jul 13, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 : Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday declared an emergency and imposed a curfew in the western...

Sri Lanka: Emergency ambulance service suspended in several areas amid fuel crisis

Jul 11, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 : Amid the fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, the 1990 emergency ambulance service has been suspended in several areas....

COVID-19: Sri Lanka approves Chinese Sinovac vaccine for emergency use

Jul 16, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 : Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19.

EU, US voice concerns over imposition of emergency in Sri Lanka

May 07, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 : After the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared an island-wide state of emergency, the envoys of the European...