Sri Lanka s new government has agreed to press ahead with a IMF bailout programme that involves tough austerity and economic reforms, the international lender announced on Saturday (Nov 23). MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (6:30 PM)
Two individuals were killed in an accident when a jeep traveling from Kuliyapitiya to Hettipola veered off the road and plunged into the Bujgamuwa Oya near the Kamburapola Bridge on the Kuliyapitiya-Hettipola road this morning (23). MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (12:27 PM)
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambantota District. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (3:51 PM)
It has been reported that nearly 30 former Members of Parliament (MPs) are yet to hand over their official residences. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (10:56 PM)
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (11:58 AM)
A person who was in possession of a large stock of cigarettes illegally smuggled into the country has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (11:35 AM)