The Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mizukoshi Hideaki, has affirmed that the Japanese government is committed to fully supporting efforts to combat corruption and irregularities, a key priority of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake s administration. MORE..
27 Sep 2024 (4:21 PM)
Singapore s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong have written to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to congratulate him on his election, said Singapore s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Friday (Sep 27). MORE..
28 Sep 2024 (12:07 AM)
The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, with U.S. troops departing some bases that they have long occupied during a two-decade-long military presence in the country. MORE..
28 Sep 2024 (10:41 AM)
Former SJB parliamentarian Imthiaz Bakeer Markar has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). MORE..
27 Sep 2024 (1:49 PM)
The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers will occur over most places of the Island during the afternoon or night. MORE..
28 Sep 2024 (9:55 AM)
An Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) will likely be appointed today (27), according to Executive Member of the National People s Power (NPP), Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala. MORE..
27 Sep 2024 (1:16 PM)