Gas lines, scuffles: Lanka faces humanitarian crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 29, (AP): Chamila Nilanthi is tired of all the waiting. The 47-year-old mother of two spent three days lining up to get kerosene in the Sri … Read More
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‘Lanka protests’ – Kuwaitis asked to ‘exercise caution’
KUWAIT CITY, May 11: The Kuwaiti Embassy in Sri Lanka has issued an advisory calling on its citizens to postpone their travel to Colombo and those already in Sri Lankan … Read More
Kuwait Airways suspends flights to Sri Lanka
Local offices decline to settle dues KUWAIT CITY, Jan 19: Kuwait Airways Corporation has suspended flights to Sri Lanka this week, in the midst of what the airlines called the … Read More
Sri Lanka begins trials connected to 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
A Sri Lankan court has begun the first of three trials connected to bombings that killed nearly 270 people on the island in 2019, amidst appeals for greater accountability from … Read More
Sri Lanka shaman dies of COVID after touting ‘blessed’ water cure
A high-profile shaman who tried to end Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 outbreak with “blessed” water has died of the virus, according to his family. Eliyantha White, 48, who treated sports stars … Read More
Sri Lanka pardons suspected Tamil Tigers convicted of terrorism
Sri Lanka’s president has pardoned 16 males linked to the Tamil Tiger rebels, because the island nation faces renewed strain from the United Nations over detentions with out cost beneath … Read More
Qatar imposes lodge quarantine on arrivals from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Philippines
DOHA, April 26: Qatar on Monday introduced obligatory lodge quarantine on all arrivals from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, whether or not they’re touring by direct … Read More
Sri Lanka archbishop criticises gov’t over Easter assaults probe
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo, heart, seems to be at a survivor of 2019 Easter Sunday assaults as he arrives to conduct a service at St. Anthony’s Church in … Read More
Sri Lanka appoints Australian Tom Moody as cricket director
Moody has coached Western Australia, Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad [File: Manjunath Kiran/AFP] Sri Lanka has appointed former national coach Tom Moody as director of cricket as part of … Read More
Recruitment of maids from Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh begins
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 16: The recruitment of new domestic workers will start from Sunday 17th Jan 2021, Kuwaiti citizens will apply through domestic labor companies to obtain visa for the … Read More