Sri Lanka–Thailand Medical Partnership to Deliver 71 Free Knee Surgeries
A special Buddhist fundraising event was held in support of a landmark humanitarian medical initiative aimed at enhancing access to orthopedic care in Sri Lanka.
15 Sri Lankans Rescued from Cybercrime Centres in Myawaddy, Myanmar to be Repatriated on 07 May 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, in close coordination with the Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Thailand and the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Myanmar, has successfully facilitated the rescue of 15 Sri Lankan nationals who had been trafficked and forcibly employed in cybercrime centres in Myawaddy, Myanmar on 06th May 2025. The rescued individuals are scheduled to be repatriated to Sri Lanka on 07 May 2025.
📌📌HIGHLIGHTS:
– New cases = 33, deaths = 0, total cases = 2,733, total deaths = 47, and total cured = 1,787
– Even though Thailand has been successful in keeping the new cases low, we should still keep our guard up.
– The PM has addressed the priority to help people tackle the pandemic by cooperation from both public and private sectors.
– Nine provinces in Thailand have no reports of infected persons, while there are two more provinces that have had no reports of new cases in 14 days, bringing the total to 29 provinces.
Speaker: Mr. Natapanu Nopakun
Deputy Director-General of the Department of Information and Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs