International Affairs

පිලිපීනයේ මිලියන ගණනක් ජනතාව නැවතත් ලොක්ඩවුන් නීති රීතිවලට යටත් කරනු ලැබ තිබේ.

Nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, New York.

At least 10 people have died after drinking alcohol-based sanitiser after liquor shops were closed in a village in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

A global treaty sponsored by the U.N. International Labor Organization (ILO) calling for greater protection for children against sexual exploitation, forced labor and armed conflict was signed Tuesday by all member nations in the international forum.

නව්‍ය කොරෝනා වෛරසය පාලනය කිරීම සඳහා ලබන ඔක්තෝම්බර් මාසයේදී නව එන්නතක් හදුන්වාදී, දැවැන්ත එන්නත්කරණ ව්‍යාපාරයක් කි‍්‍රයාත්මක කිරීමට රුසියාව සූදානම් වනවා.

Hong Kong’s top leader, Carrie Lam, announced Friday that the city’s September legislative election would be postponed for a year, citing the coronavirus pandemic. The decision dealt a blow to the pro-democracy camp, which was widely expected to score a victory in the election.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun is calling on the Cabinet to declare a two-week state of emergency in Beirut after a massive explosion early Tuesday destroyed much of the city’s port, killing at least 70 and injuring more than 3,500.

Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said historical relationship between China and Sri Lanka had been growing on the mutual trust built on pillars of political, economic, cultural, educational and most importantly in defence over the years.

China says it is trying its best to help Sri Lanka overcome the coronavirus pandemic and would continue supporting the island country.

There may never be a “silver bullet” for stopping the spread of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Monday.

At least 86 people have died in recent days as a result of drinking illegally-made alcohol, officials in the northern Indian state of Punjab say.

Kuwait has included Sri Lanka in the list of countries whose nationals won’t be allowed to enter the State. Others on the list include Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Iran and Nepal. Kuwait’s cabinet yesterday said it will allow citizens and residents to travel to and from the country, starting 1 August.

WHITE HOUSE - The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok “is going to be out of business in the United States” on Sept. 15, unless Microsoft or another U.S. company concludes a purchase deal that satisfies the U.S. government, President Donald Trump said on Monday.  

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa on Saturday surpassed 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, representing more than 50% of all reported coronavirus infections in Africa's 54 countries.

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President Donald Trump says he does not want to wait “weeks, months or even years” for the results of this November’s election because of problems he predicts will occur with mailed-in ballots.

ලෝක වෙළෙඳපොළේ බොරතෙල් මිල ඊයේ(03) දිනයට සාපේක්ෂව තරමක් පහළ ගොස් තිබේ.

India and Sri Lanka have resolved to address security concerns to ensure peace and security in the region.

A leading diaspora group has called on the Tamil community to protect the hard-won gains of the past.