The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
The Sri Lankan government has eased the nationwide travel restrictions which had been imposed earlier to contain the spread of the coronavirus but warned people, saying the next three weeks would be crucial for the country’s COVID-19 situation, reported Daily Mirror
Several human rights groups have urged the Sri Lankan government to release Ahnaf Jazeem, a 26-year-old poet who was arrested for terrorism and is being kept in jail for over a year without any charges, reported Colombo page
Religious minorities in Sri Lanka continue to face “systematic discrimination” at the hands of officials of the Sri Lankan government and majority Buddhists, says a report by the US State Department
The Sri Lankan government and the World Bank have signed a USD 80.5 million additional financing agreement to enable the island nation access and distribute COVID-19 vaccines and t strengthen the country’s vaccination system and pandemic response
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health have signed a bilateral agreement for an emergency technical cooperation grant to strengthen the COVID-19 Response in the island nation
Sri Lanka Navy arrested 30 men for trying to illegally migrate to a foreign country in Samindugama on Thursday and Friday
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said the island nation’s reconciliation process is a valuable example to the entire Islamic world
The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend all types of visas for foreign nationals living in the country until 9 July, reported Colombopage
The Sri Lanka Air Force has manufactured a heated humidified oxygen therapy unit for COVID-19 patients which costs just over $1500, reported Newswire
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have resolved to work together especially at the United Nations in jointly mobilizing the international community to help stop heinous attacks by Israel on Palestine
Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide travel ban and 14-day mandatory quarantine for foreigners among several other measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, reported
Authorities in Sri Lanka are planning to issue digital vaccination IDs to vaccinated people
Sri Lanka will get $ 500 million in the form of concessional loans from South Korea, reported Colombopage
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to expedite both imports procedures and administering of COVID-19 vaccines to the public to contain the raging third wave of the pandemic in the country
Sri Lanka has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and prepared a purchase order for five million doses, an official said
