The Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Kanni Wignaraja, has met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (14) at the Presidential Secretariat. MORE..
14 Oct 2024 (6:27 PM)
China s military launched a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces", drawing condemnation from the Taipei and U.S. governments. MORE..
14 Oct 2024 (4:29 PM)
The distribution of the fertilizer subsidy will commence today (14), says Minister Vijitha Herath. MORE..
14 Oct 2024 (2:40 PM)
SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that an investigation is currently underway in accordance with civil aviation regulations "regarding the incident on flight UL 607" from Sydney to Colombo on September 21. MORE..
14 Oct 2024 (11:16 PM)
The Department of Meteorology states that heavy showers of about 100mm are likely to continue at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Northern provinces and in Galle, Matara and Trincomalee districts tomorrow (15). MORE..
14 Oct 2024 (2:14 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has rejected an appeal submitted by the Director of W.M. Mendis Distilleries Arjun Aloysius and two others, to be forwarded to the Colombo High Court, seeking to invalidate the prison sentence imposed on them by the court this morning (14) over VAT evasion. MORE..
14 Oct 2024 (5:02 PM)