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Sri Lankan police probes prison minister for alleged prisoner threat

Sri Lankan police are investigating an incident in which the government prisons minister allegedly threatened to kill two ethnic minority detainees inside a prison, an official said Wednesday

Sri Lanka extends nationwide quarantine curfew till Oct 1

Sri Lanka's Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the nationwide quarantine curfew came into effect late August, has been extended till October 1 in an effort to curb Covid-19.

Sri Lankan minister quits after he threatens to kill Tamil prisoners

Ratwatte, the Minister of State for Prisons Management, tendered his resignation after outrage from the Tamil political parties which sought his exit from the Cabinet

Lanka fast bowler Malinga announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Sri Lanka pace veteran Lasith Malinga on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Sri Lanka is running out of money for imports as delta variant rages

After meeting a $1 billion debt repayment in July from reserves, the government had only enough dollars to cover less than two months of imports

Sri Lanka's central bank governor Lakshman resigns amid reserves crisis

Sri Lanka did not immediately announce a successor to Lakshman, who took up the post in December 2019. The government said he would step down on Tuesday

Sri Lanka slaps 100 per cent LC margin to restrict imports: Report

The new margin requirement will be in effect from September 8 for over 600 items ranging from chocolates and wine to raincoats and carpets to discourage imports

Sri Lanka is facing a severe foreign exchange crisis, says finance minister

The government's revenues were also far short of target as pandemic curbs hurt economic activity, Rajapaksa said during a debate in parliament Tuesday

Sri Lanka receives 300,000 doses of vaccine donated by China's PLA

Sri Lanka's Defence authorities on Saturday received a batch of 300,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, donated by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China

Stalin announces Rs 317 crore package for Lankan Tamil refugees

A committee would be set up soon for their welfare, which shall among other things work towards long term solutions on matters like citizenship and making arrangements for those returning to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to make Covid-19 vaccine certificates mandatory from Sept 15

Sri Lanka on Friday announced that citizens from September 15 would require vaccination cards, to travel between provinces and in public spaces

Sri Lanka receives 728,460 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the COVAX

This is the third consignment of Covid vaccines received by Sri Lanka under the COVAX Facility

Sri Lanka repays $1 billion bond, ending default threat: Report

The money was transfered Monday, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, the state minister for money and capital markets, said by phone

Moody's places Sri Lanka's Caa1 rating under review for downgrade

Fragile external liquidity position raises the risk of default

Coronavirus update: Delta variant of Covid-19 spreading fast in Sri Lanka

The Delta variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly across Sri Lanka and comprise around 30 per cent of the new cases reported in Colombo advising the government to stop relaxing travel restrictions

Sri Lanka approves Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against Covid-19

Sri Lanka receives over 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines donated by US

Sri Lanka on Friday received over 1.5 million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine donated by United States

Sri Lanka's church demands action against ex leaders for Easter attack

Sri Lanka's Catholic church demanded that action be taken against former president Maithripala Sirisena and ex-prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for their failures to prevent the Easter bombings

Chinese-built Hambantota Port to be fully functional by next year

The strategic southern port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka is set to become fully functional as a multi-purpose port by the next year, a top official of the company building it said on Monday

Sri Lanka receives 2 million doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines

Sri Lanka's Health Ministry received 2 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China, leading to a total of 7.1 million Sinopharm doses arriving in the country since March