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Indian Foreign Minister starts tour of Maldives and Sri Lanka

Published on: January 18, 2023
09:59

New Delhi, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, will begin an official tour through the Maldives and Sri Lanka that will last until January 20th, to strengthen relations with both countries.

Dengue cases triple in Sri Lanka

Published on: January 1, 2023
08:18

Colombo, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) Dengue cases tripled in Sri Lanka during 2022, compared to the previous year, Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Director-General of Health Services, warned on Sunday.

Sri Lanka: 3.4 million people need urgent aid

Published on: November 10, 2022
00:45

Colombo, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The number of people in Sri Lanka who need urgent humanitarian aid has doubled to 3.4 million, while the food crisis worsens in this Asian nation, it was reported.

Vietnamese ship rescues 303 Sri Lankans from damaged ship

Published on: November 8, 2022
07:48

Hanoi, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) 303 Sri Lankans traveling aboard a Myanmar-flagged fishing vessel were rescued off the coast of the Vietnamese province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, in the south of the country.

New protests announced in Sri Lanka

Published on: November 2, 2022
08:33

Colombo, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) A hundred unions, several student movements and twenty Sri Lankan political parties announced a peaceful anti-government protest in Colombo, the country's capital.

Sri Lanka and Cuba agree to continue strengthening relations

Published on: October 12, 2022
11:06

Colombo, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mohamed Uvais Mohamed Ali Sabry and Cuban Ambassador to this South Asian nation, Andres Gonzalez, agreed today that both countries should continue to promote and diversify ties.

Aeroflot resumes flights to Sri Lanka

Published on: October 10, 2022
10:17

Colombo, Oct 10 (Prensa Latina) A flight from Russia's Aeroflot airline landed at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport on Monday, resuming operations between Moscow and Colombo after a lapse of four months.

Devastating crisis for Sri Lankan children is a cautionary tale

Published on: August 27, 2022
07:38

Colombo, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) UNICEF's Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei, on Saturday said as the economic crisis goes on rattling Sri Lanka, it´s the poorest, most vulnerable girls and boys who are paying the steepest price.

Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister

Published on: July 22, 2022
07:58

Colombo, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in on Friday in Colombo as the new prime minister of Sri Lanka, a day after the inauguration of new President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

New President of Sri Lanka sworn in

Published on: July 21, 2022
11:09

Colombo, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The newly elected president of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, took the oath of office in Parliament today before the head of the Supreme Court, Jayantha Jayasuriya.

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