A Sri Lankan national was arrested on Monday, 22nd December, after pressing a utility knife to his neck outside a Yoshinoya restaurant near Shinagawa Station in Minato-ku, Tokyo. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (11:49 PM)
The Western province continued to account for the largest share of the country s nominal GDP, representing a share of 42.4 per cent in 2024, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (2:18 PM)
Restoration work on the Sri Pada-Hatton road, which was damaged by a landslide in Mahagiri Damba, is currently in its final stages. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (1:16 PM)
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, saying it fell under his broad powers to regulate immigration. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (12:57 PM)
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Taiwan s southeastern coastal county of Taitung on Wednesday, the island s weather administration said, although there were no immediate reports of damage. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (7:54 PM)
The 20-point plan, agreed on by US and Ukrainian negotiators, was being reviewed by Moscow, but the Kremlin is unlikely to abandon its hardline territorial demands for full Ukrainian withdrawal from the east. MORE..
24 Dec 2025 (10:49 PM)