The British government s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak s Conservative Party. MORE..
17 Apr 2024 (11:04 AM)
The owner of a street food eatery in Aluthkade, who was arrested for price-gouging a foreign tourist and behaving in a verbally aggressive manner, has been granted bail. MORE..
17 Apr 2024 (2:52 PM)
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has reportedly summoned Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, a Catholic Priest and a spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Colombo. MORE..
17 Apr 2024 (8:45 PM)
Actress Damitha Abeyratne and her husband, who were arrested over alleged fraud, have been further remanded on the orders of Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court. MORE..
17 Apr 2024 (1:43 PM)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that the U.S. intends to hit Iran with new sanctions in coming days over its unprecedented attack on Israel, and these actions could seek to reduce Iran s capacity to export oil. MORE..
17 Apr 2024 (4:07 PM)
The inaugural Sri Lanka-Kyrgyz Republic Foreign Office consultations have successfully concluded in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 15 April. MORE..
16 Apr 2024 (11:46 PM)