At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said, as aid agencies reported more than 1,000 people had died across western and central Africa. MORE..
16 Sep 2024 (10:41 PM)
The presidential candidate of the "Sarvajana Balaya" alliance, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera, says that they have planned to implement a new program called "Hithe Haiya" instead of the various welfare schemes that have been provided to the people thus far. MORE..
17 Sep 2024 (12:16 PM)
Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, state media reported on Tuesday, after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi battered the central provinces of the war-torn Southeast Asian country. MORE..
17 Sep 2024 (2:22 PM)
The Postal Department says that the distribution of around 97% of the official polling cards for the 2024 presidential election has already been completed thus far. MORE..
17 Sep 2024 (2:07 PM)
The Nawalapitiya Organiser of the Samagi Jana Balawega (SJB) has allegedly assaulted the son of a local shop owner after the young man had declined to accept an election leaflet while the former had been engaged in canvassing. MORE..
16 Sep 2024 (7:09 PM)
Sri Lanka s Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies has issued a clarification on the country s external debt service payments in the recent past. MORE..
16 Sep 2024 (6:22 PM)