The Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management has announced plans to introduce new legislation that would impose annual fines on unauthorized structures built in coastal areas across Sri Lanka. MORE..
2 Aug 2025 (9:47 AM)
Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia s most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky early Saturday and blanketing villages with debris. No casualties were immediately reported. MORE..
2 Aug 2025 (2:51 PM)
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized the importance of building female leadership in today s society, stating that the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association possesses the ability to fulfill this need. MORE..
2 Aug 2025 (2:38 PM)
Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa, Sajith Premadasa, has welcomed the recent decision by the United States to reduce the trade tariff imposed on Sri Lankan exports to 20 percent. MORE..
1 Aug 2025 (4:44 PM)
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, in a long-running case over connections to former right-wing paramilitaries. MORE..
2 Aug 2025 (10:25 AM)
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in "the appropriate regions" in response to remarks from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about the risk of war between the nuclear-armed adversaries. MORE..
2 Aug 2025 (8:57 AM)