A virtual meeting was held yesterday (27) between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the President of the World Bank Group (WBG) Mr. Ajay Banga at the Presidential Secretariat, to discuss Sri Lanka s future development priorities. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (2:19 PM)
The National STD'AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) of the Ministry of Health says that HIV infections among the country s youth has increased owing to factors such as the use of mobile phones and modern technology to find partners, as well as the lack of proper sex education. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (1:21 PM)
The infamous tusker known as Deegadanthu 1 , one of the elephants with the longest tusks in the country, often spotted roaming the Kala Wewa National Park, has been electrocuted to death after coming into contact with an electric fence set up in front of a house in Andiyagala, Hinguruwewa. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (3:44 PM)
Sri Lanka s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its support for the recently announced ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (11:05 AM)
The Colombo High Court has sentenced seven Iranian nationals to life in prison after they were convicted of transporting over 425 kilograms of heroin by boat in the sea area off Mattakkuliya in Colombo in 2019. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (7:41 PM)
The A-9 main road to Jaffna which was closed at Omanthai due to floods has now been reopened for traffic movement, police said. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (1:38 PM)