The strike action launched by all academic and non-academic staff trade unions, along with student unions affiliated with the University of Ruhuna, demanding the immediate removal of the Vice Chancellor, entered its fourth consecutive day today (Nov. 22). MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (11:09 AM)
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas s military commander. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (7:21 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed confidence that the staff-level agreement on the third review of the International Monetary Fund s (IMF) Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Sri Lanka could be finalized and signed by November 23. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (2:46 PM)
The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has decreased to -0.7% in October 2024 from -0.2% in September 2024, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (5:01 PM)
British politician John Prescott, a former merchant seaman who rose to the post of deputy prime minister, has died at age 86. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (4:18 PM)
The Meteorology Department says a low pressure area is likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal around November 23. MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (9:54 AM)