A GoFundMe campaign launched for the family of Filipino-Sri Lankan Suraj Mahadeva, who was shot to death in Palmer Square in Chicago last Saturday, Dec. 11, has already raised $30,052 in donations as of Thursday, Dec. 23. The GoFundMe project was initiated by his cousin, Anika Mahadeva, on Friday,...
The country’s virgin coconut oil (VCO) clinical trial may soon be conducted in Sri Lanka, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Dec. 3. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) “The DOST-FNRI (Food and Nutrition Research Institute) is exploring possible conduct of the VCO study in Sri...
Sri Lanka on Friday lifted a near six-week lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus but maintained a night curfew and a ban on public gatherings and parties. A street vendor selling facemasks and sanitizers waits for customers along the roadside in Colombo on October 1, 2021, after the...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's wildlife authorities on Tuesday said that a pair of twin baby elephants was born at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, outside the central hills of Kandy in the Central Province, which was the first of its kind reported from the orphanage. Workers care for the twin...
President Duterte has accepted the invitation to visit Sri Lanka once the global coronavirus situation has improved. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The invitation to embark on the foreign trip was relayed by Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during a phone conversation with...
The government is determined to enforce strict testing and quarantine protocols to prevent the entry of the deadly coronavirus strain first detected in India. Passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on May 6, 2021 as the government implements stringent testing and...
The government has imposed temporary travel restrictions on passengers coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka to prevent the entry of the coronavirus variant first reported in India. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea issued...
