The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the transformation of Sri Lankan tea auction to a digital platform, thus moving from the 125 years old tradition of the weekly physical auction, reported Colombopage

Human rights ambassadors from eight European countries have expressed “deep concern” over the continued detention of Hejaaz Hizbullah, a lawyer and a leading human rights activist in Sri Lanka, reported Colombopage

Sri Lanka defended the invitation to the new foreign minister of Myanmar’s junta to a BIMSTEC meeting, scheduled for the next month, saying Sri Lanka as the chair of BIMSTEC has invited all member states including Myanmar

Martin Kelly, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) in Colombo, visited a Mines Advisory Group engaged in demining sites to take firsthand account of the painstaking measures undertaken to clear explosive hazards in the area and speak with a team of female deminers

Japanese has extended $60,000 to the Sri Lankan government for a project to supply clean water to one of the remotest communities of Nuwara Eliya district of Sri Lanka, reported Colombopage

Sri Lanka has changed the burial site for the COVID-19 victims as the locals of Iranathivu island, the site earlier selected, protested the government decision, reported Colombopage

Two years back, the small Christian community of Sri Lanka bore the brunt of one of the most gruesome terror attacks:  the Easter Bombing

In first of its kind, Sri Lanka finally got its first university specially dedicated to the development and promotion of indigenous medicine in Colombo

The Sri Lankan government has issued guidelines on the disposal of COVID-19 dead bodies, detailing burial requirements, reported Colombopage

A high-ranking health official in Sri Lanka on Monday said that the country’s vaccination drive is being affected by influential people making favor requests, Daily Mirror reported. He even termed the problem the biggest hurdle in the drive

At a time when governments around the world are racing against time to vaccinate their population, Sri Lankan scientists have come up with a high-tech face mask that kills viruses on its surface, including COVID-19

Sri Lankan authorities are in touch with the governments of India and the US to procure two high-tech aircraft for better monitoring of the sea, reported Colombopage

In what is being viewed as a big win for India's vaccine diplomacy, Sri Lanka has put on hold Chinese Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine and will use India-manufactured Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to vaccinate 14 million people, media reports said

Sri Lanka will receive $180 million in loans from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to support its Covid-19 emergency response and relief measures, reported Daily Mirror

Sri Lanka inform OIC about decision to allow burial of COVID-19 victims