Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in Pakistan s populous eastern Punjab province on Thursday, after three major rivers burst their banks because of heavy rain and the release of water from overflowing dams in neighbouring India. MORE..
28 Aug 2025 (6:29 PM)
The Research Priorities for Sri Lanka - 2026 report, aligned with the Government s socio-economic development programme, has been officially presented to the Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat today. MORE..
28 Aug 2025 (5:24 PM)
Japan s top trade negotiator cancelled a visit to the United States at the last minute on Thursday, further delaying talks designed to finalise a $550 billion investment package offered by Tokyo in exchange for relief on punishing tariffs. MORE..
28 Aug 2025 (11:58 PM)
The UK, France and Germany have begun the process of restoring major UN sanctions on Iran - lifted under a 2015 deal - as tensions once again escalate over Iran s nuclear programme. MORE..
28 Aug 2025 (9:56 PM)
The legal proceedings of four cases under review by the Supreme Court, which have been the primary reason for the delay in recruiting unemployed graduates as teachers are now reaching their final stage, according to Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya. MORE..
28 Aug 2025 (5:50 PM)
Venerable Narampanawa Ananda Thero has been elected as the Anunayake of the Asgiri Chapter. MORE..
28 Aug 2025 (5:30 PM)