sri lanka

Sri Lanka: 3.4 million people need urgent aid

Published on: November 10, 2022
00:45

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

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.

Sri Lanka proposes International University of Climate Change

Published on: November 8, 2022
11:34

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday proposed to establish an International Climate Change University in his country with an auxiliary institute in the Maldives, to support action plans against climate change.

Vietnamese ship rescues 303 Sri Lankans from damaged ship

Published on: November 8, 2022
07:48

By: Luis Linares Petrov

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

By: Luis Linares Petrov

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

By: Martin Hacthoun

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

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

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.

Sri Lankans honor Guerrilla Commander Ernesto Che Guevara

Published on: October 8, 2022
11:22

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

Colombo, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) The Socialist Youth Union of Sri Lanka on Saturday paid tribute to Cuban-Argentinian guerrilla commander Ernesto Che Guevara, on the eve of the 55th anniversary of his assassination in Bolivia.

Sri Lanka rejected resolution led by the West

Published on: October 7, 2022
08:59

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Colombo, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka rejected a resolution presented by the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Malawi, which was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, it was disclosed.

Devastating crisis for Sri Lankan children is a cautionary tale

Published on: August 27, 2022
07:38

By: Pavel López Lazo

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.

Sri Lanka, Cuba to discuss about health, education and agriculture

Published on: August 17, 2022
16:22

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Colombo, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka and Cuba on Wednesday met to discuss about bilateral relations in health, education and agriculture sectors, during a meeting between new Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Cuban Ambassador Andres Gonzalez.

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