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Kuwait has declared that it will be suspending all flights from Friday. The gulf country will, however, limit inbound trips for Kuwaiti citizens and their first-degree relatives. Cargo flights are also excluded. It also announced a public holiday from March 12 to March 26. These steps have been taken to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Kuwait has …

Saudi Arabia on Thursday temporarily stopped all travel to and from almost all of Europe and 12 more countries including Sri Lanka as the number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom jumped to 45, Arab News reported. The Ministry of Health on Wednesday said the latest cases include a man and a woman who were tested and placed in quarantine …

Address by His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at the 72nd Independence Day celebrations Most Venerable Maha Sangha,Other Religious DignitariesHon. Prime MinisterHon. SpeakerHon. Chief JusticeHon. Ministers, Ministers of State and Members of ParliamentHon. GovernorsH. E. the Ambassadors and High CommissionersSecretary to the President and all State OfficialsChief of Defence Staff and Commander of …

Sailan Muslim Foundation congratulates President Gotabhaya Rajapakse on his Victory to become the Seventh President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.   We hope that President Rajapakse will pursue his cherished goal of developing Sri Lanka to be nation to be reckoned with in the world map and join hands with all the people of Sri Lanka in fulfilling …

Rangana Herath celebrates a wicket with his team-mates AFP Rangana Herath to retire after first England Test Rangana Herath, the most-successful left-arm bowler in Test history, will retire after the first Test in Galle, having told the selectors that he is reluctant to play through an entire three-Test series. Galle is a sentimental venue for Herath – not only did he …