On April 20, a 76-year-old man from Neerveli village, in northern Sri Lanka’s Jaffna district, died after he was found to be infected with COVID-19 at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital. The bodies of COVID ...

On May 20, Sri Lanka reported its highest daily tally of COVID-19 infections and fatalities this year, 15 and 3 respectively. Though these under-reported official figures appear to be smaller than ...

The Sri Lankan authorities must respect the right of religious minorities to carry out the final rites of their relatives in accordance with their own traditions unless they can show that restrictions ...

Kusal Mendis is among three Sri Lanka players who have been suspended and sent home from the tour of England ©Getty Images Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka have been suspended ...

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their Twenty20 series in Australia, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday. Mendis was named in the ...

Responding to the Sri Lankan authorities’ decision to end the practice of forced cremations for victims of COVID-19, Yamini Mishra, Amnesty International’s South Asia Director, said: “This is a long ...

Sri Lanka on Friday extended its nation-wide lockdown till September 6, amidst a surge in the number of Covid-19 deaths and mounting pressure from medics and the Opposition to step up efforts to fight ...