(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – A court in Myanmar has sentenced the country’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail.
"Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in jail"Category: WORLD
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – President Joe Biden and rapper LL Cool J on Thursday presided over the lighting of the National Christmas Tree just south of the White House.
"President Biden lights up National Christmas Tree with LL Cool J"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Fears over the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rose on Thursday after the first case was reported in the United States and the Japanese central bank warned of economic pain as countries respond with tighter containment measures.
"First Omicron case in U.S. adds to global alarm over virus variant"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –A 15-year-old has killed three fellow students and injured eight others, including a teacher, in a high school shooting in the US state of Michigan.
"Michigan school shooting: Student kills three and wounds eight"
(LANKAPUVATH | CAMBODIA) – Cambodian Farmers are frustrated due to the poor rice harvest this year, in addition to incurring great losses after their rice fields were dried up due to lack of water during the harvest month.
"Frustration hits farmers in Cambodia due to dry crops"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –While the country reported 8,309 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health on Monday issued the revised ‘Guidelines for International arrivals’ in view of reported cases of new SARS-CoV-2 variant (Omicron) across the world.
"Union Health Ministry issues revised guidelines for international travelers"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –South Africa’s president has condemned travel bans enacted against his country and its neighbours over the new coronavirus variant Omicron.
"South Africa’s president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –Two cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first detected in Southern Africa last week, have been confirmed in Canada, provincial health officials said on Sunday.
"Two cases of Omicron variant detected in Canada, govt says"
(LANKAPUVATH | CAMBODIA) – Hundreds of homeless beach vendors in Prey Veng, Sihanoukville, who left their hometowns and moved to Sihanoukville for a better work chance, demand the local government to allow them to stay where they are in Otres Beach and not to force them moving away.
"Homeless beach vendors in Sihanoukville request more support from Local Govt."
(LANKAPUVATH | YEMEN) – Following local hospitals’ failure to admit new patients, the highly populated areas in Taiz witnessed an unprecedented surge in death toll and patients after the outbreak of new waves of viral fevers, Dengue Fever, West Nile fever, and Malaria variants.
"Amid poor health services, fever sweeps Taiz"