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How Cat smuggled heroin, sim cards, escapes high-security prison

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2020 0

A cat detained at Sri Lanka’s main prison while allegedly trying to smuggle heroin and cell phone SIM cards has escaped, media reports said Monday, August 4. The feline was detected by jail intelligence officials on Saturday at the high-security Welikada Prison, a police official said. He said

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Sri Lanka extends visas for all foreigners till July 11

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2020 0

Sri Lanka has extended the visas of all foreigners in the country till July 11 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic which has stranded many foreigners in the island country, the Immigration and Emigration Department said on Tuesday. “Considering the aforementioned circumstances, it is decided to extend the validity period of all types of Visas for another […]

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Coronavirus: Sri Lanka bans all incoming flights for 2 weeks – Official

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2020 0

Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that it would ban all incoming flights for two weeks from 1830 GMT on Wednesday to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Flights already in the air will be allowed to land and passengers to disembark, said Mohan Samaranayake, a spokesman for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. However, Some England fans were […]

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U.S. blacklists Sri Lankan army commander, cites killings, abuses

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

The United States has imposed sanctions on Sri Lanka’s army chief, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, for alleged human rights violations including extrajudicial killings in 2009 during the country’s civil war, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. “The allegations of gross human rights violations against Shavendra Silva, documented by the United Nations and

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Sri Lanka air force plane crashes, killing all 4 aboard

Ihesiulo Grace 3 January 2020 0

A Sri Lankan Air force flight crashed in the central part of the country on Friday killing all four people on board, officials said. The aircraft, a Chinese built Y-12, crashed in the Haputale district, some 200 kilometres east of the capital Colombo, said air force spokesman Capt. Gihan Seneviratne. Two pilots and two other […]

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Sri Lanka to double crude oil tank capacity by 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2019 0

Sri Lanka aims to double its crude oil tank capacity by 2020 while a tripartite LNG terminal and power plant agreement would be signed with India and Japan by mid 2020. The Minister of Transportation, Power and Energy, Mahinda Amaraweera, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Colombo. If every nation on earth was […]

Business

Nigeria, Sri Lanka strengthen economic ties

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

Abuja – The President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Adetokunbo Kayode on Friday underscored the need for Nigeria and Sri Lanka to work closely to deliver on specific programmes, projects and activities. Kayode said this when the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Nigeria, Ahamed Khan visited the chamber on Friday in Abuja. […]

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Mexico rescues100 Kidnapped Migrants 

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2015 0

There have been protests in Mexico over the dangers that exist for Central American migrants Police in Mexico have rescued more than 100 migrants kidnapped by a human trafficking gang near the capital. Reports said some of the migrants had been held hostage for five weeks in a house in Mexico State. Most of the victims were […]