Sri Lanka: UN welcomes lifting of State of Emergency

Apr 07, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 : The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed the lifting of the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, which was...

Sri Lanka: Failing economy forces auto drivers to sell flags at Galle Face

May 16, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16, : Sri Lanka is facing a large-scale economic crisis, a level of economic emergency of unprecedented nature, with nationwide...

Sri Lankan President declares public emergency after unrest

Apr 01, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 : Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday issued an extraordinary gazette declaring a public emergency in the island...

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....

Sri Lanka: Railways, transport workers to join nationwide strike

May 05, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 : The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters' Union (SLRSMU) announced that they will participate in the nationwide strike on...

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.