News on tag «Шри-Ланка»

President Tokayev highly appreciated the contribution of the Russian company to the development of the oil and gas sector of Kazakhstan, especially noting its participation in the implementation of important socially oriented projects.

Sri Lankan security forces have arrested all those directly linked to the Easter terror explosions on April 21, Acting Police Chief Chandana Wickramratne said in a special statement here on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has banned any clothing that covers the face and hampers facial identification as an urgent security measure following the Easter Sunday terror explosions, his office said on Sunday evening.

President Maithripala Sirisena said Tuesday that he would move quickly to restructure Sri Lanka's intelligence and security apparatus in response to a failure to act on warnings received ahead of the Easter Sunday attacks, which left more than 300 people dead.

The UN Security Council has condemned a series of terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday and called for holding perpetrators accountable.

The death toll in the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and high-end hotels in Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka has soared to 290, with about 500 others injured, police said Monday, according to local media.