President Ranil Wickremesinghe has chaired an inaugural event at the Wellawaya Public Stadium, marking the first empowerment session for Community Police Committees of Uva Province, the President s Media Division (PMD) said. MORE..
6 Jul 2024 (5:55 PM)
Sir Keir Starmer has officially become the UK s new prime minister after a meeting with the King. MORE..
5 Jul 2024 (6:28 PM)
Uma Kumaran, daughter of a couple who sought refuge in the United Kingdom after having fled Sri Lanka at the height of the civil war, on Friday scripted history by becoming the first-ever Tamil woman to enter the British Parliament. MORE..
5 Jul 2024 (11:57 PM)
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. MORE..
6 Jul 2024 (2:30 PM)
Police suspect that the cause of the fire that broke out at a restaurant in Akurana may have been an electrical leak in the system supplying electricity to the electric ovens in a bakery located in the building. MORE..
6 Jul 2024 (11:53 AM)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the necessity of an advanced education system combined with modern technology to move the country forward with a new economy. He noted that educational reforms are currently underway to achieve this goal. MORE..
6 Jul 2024 (1:12 PM)