PanARMENIAN.Net – A rubbish dump landslide in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo killed at least 16 and injured over a dozen, military spokesman and hospital officials said on Saturday, April 15, as emergency workers dug into the mountain of trash in search of survivors, Reuters reports. The estimated 300-foot (91 meter) dump collapsed after flames […]
BANGKOK, 4 June 2016 (NNT) – The Thai government has donated 2.4 million baht to help the people of Sri Lanka people affected by floods and landslides. Heavy rains in many areas of Sri Lanka has caused flooding and landslides in Colombo and the Western region. 105 people were killed and many are missing. Read […]
More than 200 families are missing in Sri Lanka after the island nation was hit by torrential rain and a landslide. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — More than 200 families are missing in Sri Lanka after the island nation was hit by torrential rain and a landslide, Sri Lanka Red Cross said Wednesday. Read more: sputniknews.com
Facing persecution in Pakistan, many Ahmadiyya Muslims and Christians have taken refuge in Sri Lanka. These refugees are mostly held in Boossa and Mirihana detention centers and have to live on government-provided rations as they are not eligible for work. According to the media, the Sri Lankan government is preparing to deport about 1,450 Pakistani […]
BANGKOK, 4 April 2013 (NNT) – 6 men from Malaysia and Sri Lanka have been arrested for using forged ATM cards to withdraw cash from ATM machines in Bangkok. 2 of the men were caught withdrawing cash from an ATM machine in Inthra Square shopping mall in Pratunam district, Bangkok. Officials found 10 fake ATM […]
COLOMBO, 21 February 2012 (IRIN) – As the government of Sri Lanka comes under increasing international pressure to implement recommendations submitted by a presidentially appointed war commission, IRIN asked national analysts which recommendations were most easily achievable. International human rights groups and, until recently, several governments, including the UK, US and Australia, widely criticized the […]
A Sri Lankan man threatened self-immolation in front of the United Nations office on Ratchadamnoen Avenue on Tuesday afternoon as he demanded asylum in the United States. Kaevanumtam Devakumar, 37, who was with his wife and four children, a son and three daughters, went to the gate of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) […]
BANGKOK, 3 February 2012 (NNT) – AirAsia, a Southeast Asian low cost carrier, is launching new domestic and international routes. It is also ready to bring in new Airbus A320 planes, hoping to spur Thailand’s tourism. Mr. Tassapon Bijleveld, Chief Executive Officer of Thai AirAsia, said that in the first quarter of 2012 AirAsia is […]
