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6 Covid-19 variants detected in Lanka amid surge

A letter signed by the Department’s Professor Neelika Malavige and Director Chandima Jeewandara on Sunday, said the six variants were found in samples from patients sent to them as of April 30….reports

May 11, 2021

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Lanka starts administering Sinopharm vax

The vaccines were administered on Saturday at the Panadura Health Office in Kalutara District, in the outskirts of capital Colombo…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry has started administering the Chinese

May 10, 2021

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Sri Lanka bans travellers from India

The curbs were applied until further notice following the guidelines received by the Health Ministry until the next evaluation,said official…reports Asian Lite News The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) on

May 6, 2021

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OIC rights panel slams Sri Lanka ‘reintegration’ plan

OIC’s Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission said that the legislation will permit arbitrary detention of Muslims who will be subject to human rights violations without any legal oversight….reports Asian Lite News The

May 3, 2021

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India-Lanka: Time to step up soft diplomacy

Despite our shared past, India’s approach to Sri Lanka has been transactional. Some may argue, it is more from the head than the heart. There are not enough people to people exchange.

April 29, 2021

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Chinese defence minister meets Gotabaya in Colombo

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa said that visit will further bolster bilateral ties…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday met Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe who is in the

April 29, 2021

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Temple officials held in Lanka for holding festival

A huge crowd attended the festival at the Sri Kamakshi Amman Kovil temple in Tamil-dominated Jaffna without maintaining social distance or wearing face masks…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan officials have arrested

April 29, 2021

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SL cabinet clears proposal for burqa ban

The proposals featured in a special report presented to Parliament to resolve 14 controversial issues following the April 2019 Easter Attack….reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan government i moving forward with the

April 28, 2021

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Ex-Sri Lanka minister, brother to be detained for 90 days

Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and brother Riyadh have been arrested by the CID on April 24 for allegedly assisting the terrorists responsible for the deadly April 2019 bombing attacks….reports Asian Lite News Former

April 28, 2021

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Highly infectious Covid-19 strain detected in Sri Lanka

Health authorities feared that the new variant is spreading rapidly after last week’s New Year celebrations with more younger people getting infected….reports Asian A highly transmissible Covid-19 variant is fast spreading in

April 28, 2021

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