Australia plans island quarantine as foreigners leave Wuhan
Hundreds of foreign nationals have been evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, as…
Author: Faraz Shauketaly
SL presents USD16Bn opportunity for pvt sector to invest in sustainable development: SC Bank
Opportunity2030: The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map reveals an almost USD 10 trillion (USD 9.668 trillion) opportunity for private-sector investors across…
AG meets Speaker over arrest warrant on HC Judge Gihan Pilapitiya
Attorney General Dappula de Livera has met Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya last night (28) over his instructions to obtain…
23 suspected coronavirus patients admitted to IDH since last Friday
A total of 23 patients, who are suspected to have been infected by the new coronavirus, were admitted to the…
11 Indian fishermen held for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Naval personnel have apprehended 11 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters. Accordingly, the Navy, during a routine…
UAE confirms first coronavirus case in family arriving from China
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) of United Arab Emirates has announced the first case of new coronavirus in…
66 more Sri Lankan students in China arrive in island
Sixty-six more Sri Lankan students who were living in China have returned to the island. The group of students, boarded…
Caribbean earthquake of 7.7 prompts office evacuations in Miami
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck in the Caribbean, prompting brief tsunami warnings and office evacuations as far away as…
Australian scientists first to recreate virus outside China
Scientists in Australia have become the first to recreate the new coronavirus outside of China in what they have called…
Former COPE Chief wants President to implement law on forensic audit report
Former Chairman of the COPE Committee, JVP Parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti has written to the President requesting that the law be…