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The United Kingdom (UK) has noted that Sri Lanka is vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed the former Secretary of State for International Development, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, as the UK’s International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency. With one year to go until COP26 […] The post UK notes Sri Lanka vulner...
The Sri Lankan Government must remain committed to delivering truth, justice and reparations to thousands of victims of the country’s civil war, said Amnesty International, ahead of tomorrow’s announcement of the national budget for 2021. Following the Government’s withdrawal of support in February for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution committing the country to […] The post Sri ...
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Image Courtesy of The Week “Then take us for Gods, as is proper and fit…” Aristophanes (The Birds) A pandemic with no end in sight, an economy that is unravelling, a fiscal abyss,...
COLOMBO (News1st): More than 125 Sri Lankans stranded overseas due to the COVID-19 pandemic returned to the country on Sunday. The expatriates were from China, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the Maldives, the operations manager at the Banadaranaike International Airport said The group included 59 Sri Lankans from Dubai, 39 from Qatar, and five […] More than 100 Sri Lankans return to th...
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The Government has been urged to respect the rights of religious minorities when conducting the final rites of Covid victims. Amnesty International called on Sri Lankan authorities to abide by the guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) which recommend burials or cremations for people who have died from COVID-19. The rights of religious […] The post Government urged to follo...
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Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian World Children’s Day falls on November 20. Sri Lanka commemorated Children’s Day on October 1 and September 2 marked 30 years since the United Nations Convention...
Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday (18) launched the BIA Terminal-02 or Phase II of Bandaranaike International Airport Expansion project. This is considered the largest development project to be launched in the country this year and the groundbreaking ceremony marked the construction of a new multi-level passenger terminal building, which will […]...
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Colombo (News 1st); Dilip Wedaarachchi, Sri Lanka’s former State Minister of Fisheries, caught reporters by surprise as he ate a bite of “raw fish” during a live press conference. The act of Wedaarachchi, which drew international media glare, was aimed at shunning away from the rumors of COVID-19 transmission through seafood consumption. ” Doctors must […] (VIDEO) Ex...
Colombo (News 1st); The 1st group of the 7th Army contingent of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (SLAMC), bound for United Nations Peace-Keeping Mission in South Sudan’s Level-2 Hospital (UNMISS) left the Colombo International Airport on Tuesday (17). This first team, comprised of 10 Officers and 22 Other Ranks. This South Sudan bound 7th […] 7th Army Contingent & 5th contingent of Ai...
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By Vyshnavy Velrajh Over 280 Sri Lankan migrant workers who were stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic, arrived this morning on the first special flight to be operated since the temporary suspension of the repatriation process a few months ago. A total of 289 passengers arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake today. […] The post Sri Lankans stranded in the...
Photo courtesy of The News Minute It was 30 years ago that UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) came into force. Today children all over the world are facing...
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been accused by two former umpires of “institutionalised racism”, in the latest allegations to surface in the sport. John Holder, who officiated in Test and one-day international matches, said it looked “more than suspicious” he had not received a reply from the ECB when offering to be […] The post ECB accused by John Hold...
Photo courtesy of Associated Press Just before the Presidential election of November 16, 2019, the UK’s Guardian newspaper began its editorial on Sri Lanka with this line: “There are worse things than...
The United Kingdom (UK) has noted that Sri Lanka is vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed the former Secretary of State for International Development, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, as the UK’s International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency. With one year to go until COP26 […] The post UK notes Sri Lanka vulner...
The Sri Lankan Government must remain committed to delivering truth, justice and reparations to thousands of victims of the country’s civil war, said Amnesty International, ahead of tomorrow’s announcement of the national budget for 2021. Following the Government’s withdrawal of support in February for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution committing the country to […] The post Sri ...
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