Singapore s X-Press Feeders has hit back at the Sri Lankan Supreme Court s order to pay $1bn within a year over the 2021 X-Press Pearl casualty, warning the decision tramples on due process, scapegoats its crew, and poses a dangerous precedent for global shipping. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (6:26 PM)
At least six people were injured when a three-wheeler and a luxury cab collided on the Ella-Wellawaya main road, in the area above Ravana Falls. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (11:32 AM)
Donald Trump headed to Alaska on Friday for what he called a "high stakes" summit with Russia s Vladimir Putin to discuss a ceasefire deal for Ukraine to help end the deadliest war in Europe since World War Two. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (10:34 PM)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan that India will punish its neighbor if there are future attacks on India as he marked 79 years of independence from British colonial rule. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (6:04 PM)
Sri Lanka s economy will grow by 4.5% this year, the central bank said in a monetary policy report on Friday, despite some risks to the island nation s recovery from U.S. tariffs. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (3:11 PM)
A person was killed and at least 22 others were injured when a private bus collided head-on with a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus in Weliyaya, Monaragala, this morning (16). MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (9:18 AM)