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    Sri Lanka Covid cases surpass 50,000

    January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 0 Shares
    The official figures showed that out of the total 50,229 positive patients, 43,267 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospitals, bringing down the active patient count to 6,715…reports Asian...

    Ethnic Rift: India’s backing essential for Sri Lanka

    January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 0 Shares
    The new cycle of inter-ethnic tensions once again reinforces that Sri Lanka and India have a shared interest in preventing an uneasy situation from getting out of hand. Sri Lanka...

    US charges 3 Sri Lankans in 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks

    January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 0 Shares
    The Department said that they were charged after a nearly two-year investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which assisted Sri Lankan authorities….reports Asian Lite News A US federal...

    Will US help debt trapped Sri Lanka?

    October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 0 Shares
    China saw a strategic opportunity in establishing its footprint in Sri Lanka and extended finance for the Hambantota port project, knowing quite well that the loans would not be repaid...

    Rajapaksa secures landslide victory in Sri Lanka election

    August 7, 2020 0 Shares
    The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa won a landslide victory in the August 5 parliamentary election by gaining a majority in the new...

    Lanka may junk Sinopharm, orders 13.5 Mn vax from India

    by Newsdesk-Top NewsCOVID-19Sri LankaFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 2021

    Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines in addition to the 500,000 doses gifted by India, and the country may not use Chinese vaccines in the second…

    SL general public to get jabs from March

    by Newsdesk-Top NewsSri LankaFebruary 9, 2021February 9, 2021

    Sri Lanka began vaccinating its frontline workers late last month after receiving 50,000 free Oxford-AstraZeneca-Covishield vaccines from India….reports Asian Lite News The general public in Sri Lanka will get coronavirus…

    Sri Lanka falling deep to China’s googly

    by Newsdesk-Top NewsChinaSri LankaFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021

    A U-turn on the Colombo port’s East Container Terminal and then an attempt to create negativity around the India-supplied Covid-19 vaccine signals that there could be more powerful forces than…

    Gotabaya Rajapaksa. (File Photo: IANS) by .

    Sri Lanka General Elections on Aug 5

    by adminCORONALITE BLOGSSri LankaJune 12, 2020

    Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary elections on August 5, the country’s National Election Commission (NEC) announced after it postponed the crucial polls twice due to restrictions linked…

    4,000 Sri Lankan Navy officials in quarantine

    by admin-Top NewsCORONADefenceHealthSri LankaWorld NewsApril 28, 2020

    Some 4,000 Sri Lankan Navy personnel and their families have been quarantined after at least 185 military members tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday. Some 181…

    Dawar Army Camp of Snow Leopard Brigade airlifted a pregnant lady stranded at Dawar for last four days. Presently, the Gurez Valley is cut off from the rest of the Kashmir Valley due to high snow levels at Razdan Pass. On Apr 1, 2020 Dawar Army Camp of Snow Leopard Brigade received a requisition from civil administration for evacuation of Zytoona Begum, resident of Satni Village located very close to the Line of Control who had been critically ill. She was a case of Molar Pregnancy with excessive bleeding resulting in low Haemoglobin and needed urgent surgery. Soldiers of Snow Leopard Brigade activated the Gurez Helipad at short notice and the critically ill patient was continuously monitored before she could be evacuated by helicopter. She is presently undergoing treatment at Lal Ded Hospital at Srinagar. by .

    Indian Army to Help SAARC Neighbours

    by admin-Top NewsAfghanistanBangladeshBhutanCORONADefenceHealthINDIAN NEWSLITE BLOGSSri LankaWorld NewsApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020

    The Indian Army has kept medical teams on standby for deployment in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan to help these countries in their fight against coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra…

    6-Month Jail for Hiding Corona Symptoms

    by adminHealthLITE BLOGSSri LankaMarch 16, 2020March 16, 2020

    Sri Lanka’s Police Department said the law will also be strictly enforced against those who spread false rumours on the COVID-19 through social media.A total of 23 individuals had been…

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    Qatar bans travellers from India, 13 other countries

    by admin-Top NewsBangladeshChinaHealthINDIAN NEWSIraqLITE BLOGSNepalPakistanQatarSri LankaWorld NewsMarch 9, 2020March 9, 2020

    The temporary ban covers Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria and Thailand…reports Asian Lite News In view of the rise in…

    New Delhi: Newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Nov 28, 2019. Also seen Union Minister General VK Singh. (Photo: IANS) by .

    Gotabaya dissolves Parliament

    by admin-Top NewsLITE BLOGSPOLITICSSri LankaMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

    The gazette also said that the nomination period for the upcoming elections will be held between March 12 and March 19, where nominees can file their nomination papers to election…

    Burqa (File Photo: IANS) by .

    SL committee recommends enforcing burqa ban

    by admin-Top NewsLITE BLOGSReligionSri LankaFebruary 21, 2020February 21, 2020

    It also recommended the island nation’s Election Commission to enact a legislation to suspend the registration of political parties on ethnic and religious basis…reports Asian Lite News A Sri Lankan…

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