The U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. MORE..
9 Nov 2024 (9:58 AM)
The University Grants Commission (UGC) says that all universities across the island will remain closed on November 13 and 14, in view of the 2024 General Election. MORE..
9 Nov 2024 (8:08 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that steps will be taken to reduce the electricity tariff by more than 30 percent in the near future. MORE..
9 Nov 2024 (8:46 PM)
The U.S. Department of Justice has on Friday charged an "Iranian asset Farhad Shakeri," who is accused in a plot to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, and claim that he was also tasked with targeting Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka. MORE..
9 Nov 2024 (5:14 PM)
A special discussion was held at the Presidential Secretariat, led by Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake the Secretary to the President, and attended by officials from the Irrigation Department, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, and related Ministries. MORE..
9 Nov 2024 (10:28 AM)
The Meteorology Department says several spells of showers may occur in Northern and North-central Provinces and in Trincomalee district. MORE..
10 Nov 2024 (9:08 AM)