BANGKOK, June 9 (TNA) – Ailing Sak Surin, the male elephant gifted to Sri Lanka in 2001 will be brought back to Thailand for medical treatment on July 2, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa. Elephant Sanctuary in Khao Sok A team of veterinarian and mahouts were sent to prepare the elephant’s health […]
Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa will temporarily stay in Thailand to look for permanent asylum in another country, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday. The prime minister confirmed a temporary visit to Thailand by Mr Rajapaksa for humanitarian reasons, and said he promised not to conduct political activities in the kingdom during his […]
On 12 May, anti-Muslim violence was allegedly sparked over a Facebook post by a Muslim trader in coastal Chilaw town located 80 km away from Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo. Within hours, mobs began attacking mainly Muslim-owned buildings and houses in other cities in the North Western province. By 13 May, around 500 houses, shops, mosques, […]
The explosions take place just days after a massive terrorist attack in Colombo, leaving 253 people dead and over 500 injured. Colombo launched a massive security operation in the wake of the tragedy and imposed curfews and deployed an extra 1,000 troops to the capital. According to News1st media outlet, citing an army representative, three […]
Sri Lankan authorities have detained 24 people in connection with a series of deadly explosions that killed over 200 people earlier on 21 April, the News 1st broadcaster reported. St. Anthony’s Shrine in the Kochchikade district of Colombo and St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo have been hit by the blasts, as well as Zion Church […]
BANGKOK, 14th July 2018 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is satisfied with his two-day visit to Sri Lanka to boost two-way trade, investment, and tourism. Gen Prayut and President Maithripala Sirisena discussed in detail ways to further develop and strengthen the trade and technical cooperation between the two countries. Full story: NNT Reporter: […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena lifted the state of emergency declared on March 6 as fighting between the majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims subsided, according to the official notification issued on Sunday. “The state of emergency declared on March 06, 2018 according to the instructions given by President Maithripala Sirisena has […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Flooding and mudslides triggered by monsoon rains have left at least 91 people dead and more than 100 missing in Sri Lanka, officials say, according to BBC News. About 20,000 have been forced from their homes in the south and west of the country, rescue agencies said. Military boats and helicopters have been […]
