CPA slams state authorities for ‘total paralysis’ and urges public and media to show empathy when reporting murder of nine-year-old girl
COLOMBO: The Child Protection Alliance (CPA) has slammed ‘the total paralysis’ of state authorities over the way they have responded to the murder of a…
‘They could not save their baby’: the human cost of Sri Lanka’s fuel crisis, reports The Guardian newspaper
COLOMBO: It was, said the doctor, an avoidable delay that would haunt these parents for ever. When their two-day-old daughter first refused to eat, then…
UNICEF condemns violence against children during protests in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: In a direct indictment of the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka, UNICEF has condemned the violence against children during ongoing protests. UNICEF said in…
Drop all charges against peaceful protesters, says Amnesty International
BANGKOK: Responding to the news that at least 12 peaceful protesters were unlawfully arrested today by police officers for demonstrating outside the Parliament of Sri…
Sri Lanka baila star Sunil Perera is dead at 68
COLOMBO: In the end, it was only appropriate that Sunil Perera, who had entertained generations of Sri Lankans on the radio and on the dance…
Consul General of Sri Lanka visits Direct Relief
SANTA BARABARA: The Honorable Dr. Lalith Priyalal Chandradasa, Consul General of Sri Lanka, visited Direct Relief’s Santa Barbara headquarters to discuss the ongoing emergency response…
Sri Lanka donates Ceylon Tea to the Royal Hospital Chelsea
LONDON: As a gesture of goodwill to appreciate the service rendered by the iconic veterans of the British Army, a donation of Ceylon tea was…
Sri Lanka Embassy in Oman initiates first ever export of Sri Lankan poultry products to Oman
MUSCAT: Sri Lanka Embassy in Oman has initiated the first ever export of Sri Lankan poultry products to the Sultanate of Oman under the Economic…
Singapore’s Temasek Foundation donates test kits to fight COVID-19
SINGAPORE, March 2020: In light of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, Temasek Foundation, Singapore has donated 5000 units of Fortitude Kit 2.0 (COVID-19 test kits)…
‘Contact Sri Lanka’, online portal for overseas Sri Lankans launched
COLOMBO, March 2020: Contact Sri Lanka, an online portal jointly developed by the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Information & Communication Technology Agency of Sri…