Omicron variant detected in India
Two COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in India, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, in the first confirmation of the coronavirus strain within the country's borders that has t Read More »
Singapore launches vaccinated travel lanes with Sri Lanka & several other nations
Singapore will extend vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) to six more countries next month, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced on Friday (Nov 26), Channel News Asia reports. Read More »
Harris to become first woman with US presidential power while Biden is under anesthesia
President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House sai Read More »
Taiwan-China tensions: SL will not support use of force says Balasuriya
As tensions in the East China Sea between Taiwan and China have heightened in the recent past with Chinese President Xi Jinping stating that "reunification" with Taiwan "must be fulfilled", Sri Lanka Read More »
Iceland elects Europe’s first female majority parliament
Iceland looks set to make history by becoming the first European country to elect a female majority to parliament, BBC reports Read More »
‘Big Betrayal’ of Sri Lankan Refugees: Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Resolution Against CAA
The Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the Union government to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 to “protect and ensure unity and communal harmony and uphold the s Read More »
ISIS inspired Sri Lankan national killed in Auckland supermarket shooting
New Zealand police on Friday (03) shot and killed a Sri Lankan national termed as a "violent extremist" who was known to the police, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, after he stabbed and wounded at Read More »