The Digital Task Force was appointed to facilitate education reform and that digitalization can bring a significant transformation to the education sector in the country, said Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Training, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (6:48 PM)
Chinese authorities evacuated 1.9 million residents from the southern Guangdong province as super typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful storm of the year, barreled toward China with winds reaching 241 kph and waves higher than lampposts. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (4:13 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently in the United States to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly has met his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (6:15 PM)
An office assistant of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has been arrested by the Walana Anti-Vice Unit for allegedly selling heroin and crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as Ice) to workers of the council. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (3:15 PM)
A Singapore-registered ship s Sri Lanka agent paid US$1 million out of US$1 billion damages awarded for causing the island s worst pollution, a litigant told AFP on Wednesday. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (5:44 PM)
Japan s prime minister told the United Nations on Tuesday that Tokyo s recognition of the State of Palestine was only a question of time, saying he was "indignant" at recent comments by Israeli officials. MORE..
24 Sep 2025 (6:05 PM)