Sri Lanka on Wednesday received 50,000 doses of Russian Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccines as part of the deal it had signed for the supply of 7 million vaccines from Russia, media reports say

The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine purchased by the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday morning, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana said

Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked the government to introduce an amendment to the country's notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) so that the act could not be used for arresting people for making posts on social media

Sri Lanka, the US and Japan held joint naval exercises at the Trincomalee harbor and off the eastern coast off the country from June 24-30 showcasing capability enhancement and coordination of assets and technology in complex maritime operations

Days after the European Parliament adopted a harsh resolution on Sri Lanka calling for the scrapping of its Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) Colombo has apprised the European Union (EU) of progress in specific areas of reconciliation, including action underway to revisit PTA provisions

The 2021 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released Thursday by the United States Department of State has placed Sri Lanka in the Tier 2 Watch List, saying the island nation’s government does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking although it is making significant efforts to do so

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called on industrialists and the business community to protect their employees during the Covid 19 epidemic instead of removing them from the workforce

Sri Lanka has revised its decision to ban arrivals of airline passengers with a recent travel history to six Gulf countries for two weeks

Authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested a senior army officer of major general rank who allegedly assaulted a wildlife worker a few days ago

In a major boost to its vaccination drive, Sri Lanka will receive one million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO)’s COVAX facility by next month, m local media reports sayid

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has justified the harsh decisions taken by the government to manage the economic crisis, including a ban on fertilizer and other imports, saying those had become necessary to tackle the economic and social challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic

The United Nations Human Rights Office has dubbed as “selective” and “arbitrary” the presidential pardon granted to a former Sri Lankan MP convicted to life imprisonment for the murder of a fellow politician

Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister and present opposition MP Ranil Wickremesinghe has advised the government to engage with the International Monetary Fund to tide over the economic crisis

Hours after a former Sri Lankan MP, sentenced to life for the murder of another lawmaker, was released on a presidential pardon, the US envoy to Colombo on Thursday said the incident undermined the country’s rule of law

Sri Lanka was at the risk of losing USD 2 billion if the  Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) concession was withdrawn, State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara told parliament