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A woman who questioned why her Sri Lankan birth mother gave her up when she was just three months old was finally reunited with her on tonight’s Long Lost Family. Yasika Fernando, 31, who lives in London with her husband Tillek and their two young daughters, only discovered she was adopted at the age of 18 when her … Read more
England’s cricketers touch down in Sri Lanka to be greeted by officials in hazmat suits spraying their clothes and bags with disinfectant, as Joe Root’s squad begin 10 days of Covid quarantine before two-Test series England’s cricket team have arrived in Sri Lanka for their two-Test series Players and coaches were greeted at the airport … Read more
‘I’m going to miss him so much’: Mollie King admits she feels ‘anxious and uncertain’ going into 2021 as cricketer boyfriend Stuart Broad heads to Sri Lanka on tour By Louise Saunders for MailOnline Published: 11:08 GMT, 1 January 2021 | Updated: 11:09 GMT, 1 January 2021 Mollie King has admitted she is going into … Read more
‘I appeal to you – eat this fish’: Sri Lankan politician bites into raw fish during bizarre press conference to prove it will not give people coronavirus Former fisheries minister Dilip Wedaarachchi, 63, bit into the medium-sized fish Tens of thousands of tonnes of fish been left unsold after the Central Fish Market The outbreak … Read more
Death of the miracle twins: Heartbroken officials discover stillborns side by side just months after the first EVER healthy twin elephant birth in Sri Lanka The baby elephant’s carcasses were found on Saturday in Mahasenpura Photos show the twins lying side by side, their bodies covered in dust and dirt Births of healthy twin elephants … Read more
We’re due to pay £27,000 for a January Sri Lanka trip – but can we visit? The Holiday Guru answers coronavirus-related traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 09:08 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 09:08 GMT, 3 November 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week, he offers … Read more
Wild elephants in Sri Lanka have been found with plastic products and non-digestive polythene in their stomachs after eating rubbish at a dump encroaching on their habitat. Heartbreaking images of the elephants foraging for food on a refuse facility in Oluvil were captured by Jaffna-based photographer Tharmaplan Tilaxan. The open garbage dump is nestled in the … Read more
Politician who was sentenced to death for murder becomes the first convicted killer to be sworn in as an MP in Sri Lanka Premalal Jayasekara was convicted in August of murdering an activist in 2015 But his conviction came after nominations for the August 5 election He contested and took up his seat, taking oath on … Read more
Our honeymoon was cut short in March and we had to return home early from Sri Lanka. Our travel agent – a local firm – told us this was not covered and we would have to go through our travel insurance to get money back. However, our insurers rejected the claim as we had a … Read more
A British woman who spent £100,000 on her Sri Lankan husband before he was murdered in an alleged blackmail plot three years ago is fighting to recover her money. Diane Peebles, 61, from Edinburgh, was dubbed the ‘British Shirley Valentine’ after she fell in love with hotel worker Priyanjana De Zoysa, who was 33 years her … Read more