By A. Abdul Aziz. According to the Holy Qur’an those who reject God the Exalted always meet with disgrace and humiliation and this is also proof of their falsehood, for God always brings victory for His believers and they enjoy ascendancy over their enemies. If God did not exist, where does this assistance and succour […]

By P.K. Balachandran/Daily Express/ Courtesy newsin.asia Colombo, November 1: India and Sri Lanka are both anxious to start work on the East Container Terminal (ECT) project in the Colombo port for pressing economic and geo-strategic reasons. The Sri Lankan side feels India’s participation is necessary for its security and also to uphold its policy of […]

By Sugeeswara Senadhira /Ceylon Today Courtesy NewsIn.Asia But did it have the intended impact? Colombo, November 2: The 16-hour visit of US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo to Sri Lanka received international attention not because of its impact on US-Lanka relations, but because of verbal clashes erupting between Washington and Beijing arising from third-party […]

Courtesy The Guardian Navy joins forces with rescuers and volunteers in effort to push pilot whales back into ocean. Volunteers try to push back a stranded short-finned pilot whale on Panadura beach, Sri Lanka. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesAgence France-Presse in ColomboMon 2 Nov 2020 17.11 GMT Rescuers and volunteers were racing to save about 100 pilot whales stranded on Sri Lanka’s […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror A total of 111 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported increasing the total patients detected so far today to 275, the Health Ministry said. Out of the cases today, 43 are from quarantine centres while 232 are all contacts of the Peliyagoda cluster.

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, headed by Basil Rajapksa, today decided to cancel the two days allocated for people to visit supermarkets and grocery stores in the curfew areas, in order to minimise the risk of a possible spread of COVID-19. Director General of Government Information Department, Nalaka Kaluwewa told […]

Courtesy Adaderana Several more areas have been declared as isolated areas with immediate effect, stated Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva. Several areas in the Kegalle and Kurunegala Districts have been isolated in this manner. Accordingly, the following areas have been declared isolated: Kegalle District: Hemmathagama, Mawanella, and Bulathkohupitiya police areas and the Galigamuwa […]

Courtesy Adaderana A group of Pakistani nationals who are in Sri Lankan prisons for various drug related offences are to be handed over to Pakistani prison officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya stated that 44 Pakistani prisoners will be handed over to prison officers from their country at […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Attorney General has directed the Acting IGP to investigate into a social media disclosure regarding alleged land grab of properties owned by persons living abroad by an influential political group. 

Courtesy Adaderana All tourist lodges and camping sites under the Department of Wildlife Conservation will be temporarily closed for the public. This comes as a measure to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak within the country. The Department stated the decision will be in effect until further notice. However, the travelers who had previously […]