President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that if the current government fails to meet the expectations set by the people in the recent mandate, it could lead to citizens losing hope in envisioning a prosperous future. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (10:33 AM)
A group of civil society activists today lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against newly elected Jaffna District Independent MP Dr. Archchuna Ramanathan. MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (7:25 PM)
IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the third review of Sri Lanka s economic reform program supported by the IMF s Extended Fund Facility (EFF). MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (12:59 PM)
Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (11:32 AM)
The Meteorology Department says a low-pressure area has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and it is likely to move west northwestwards and intensify into a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal on 25 November. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (8:19 PM)
Valery Zaluzhny, former military Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine, believes World War III is underway, adding the direct involvement of Russian allies in the conflict indicates the same. MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (11:40 PM)