The Philippines evacuated tens of thousands of people from their homes and cancelled dozens of flights on Saturday, as a super typhoon threatened to unleash heavy rains and powerful winds that could trigger floods and storm surges. MORE..
16 Nov 2024 (5:59 PM)
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by the Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer, will be in Colombo from November 17 to 23. MORE..
17 Nov 2024 (11:49 AM)
The Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake states that there has been a significant reduction by 10% of the voter turnout in 2024 General Election, in comparison with Sri Lanka s Presidential Election which was held in September 21. MORE..
16 Nov 2024 (7:29 PM)
The Department of Railways has announced that special train services will be in operation today (17) and tomorrow (18), for the commuters returning to work after the 2024 General Election leave and the long weekend. MORE..
17 Nov 2024 (12:45 PM)
A former student went on a stabbing rampage at a vocational college in eastern China on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring 17 others, police said, just days after the deadliest mass killing in the country in a decade shocked Chinese society. MORE..
17 Nov 2024 (11:14 AM)
Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero, who contested the 2024 Parliamentary Election from the Colombo District, has raised serious concerns over the preferential vote results for the Colombo and Gampaha Districts, alleging a possible "deal" behind the numbers. MORE..
16 Nov 2024 (11:14 PM)