Issuing a statement addressing the growing concerns over the government s plans to sell off national assets and state-owned enterprises (SOEs), former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has states that these actions of the government have given rise to discontent among trade unions, political parties and the general public. MORE..
12 May 2024 (7:28 PM)
A total of 111,074 suspects have been arrested while 4,472 among them are under detention orders for questioning since the beginning of Operation "Yukthiya" to date, Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said. MORE..
11 May 2024 (3:38 PM)
A bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunctioned in Indonesia s West Java province, killing at least 11 people, mostly students, and injuring dozens of others, officials said Sunday. MORE..
12 May 2024 (12:58 PM)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised that Rs. 01 billion will be allocated next year for research on the relationship between Buddha s teachings and Artificial Intelligence (AI). MORE..
12 May 2024 (3:32 PM)
The Meteorology Department warns that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi and Polonnaruwa districts today (12). MORE..
12 May 2024 (8:34 PM)
The U.S. President Joe Biden s nominee for Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Elizabeth K. Horst, says that if confirmed she will support members of marginalized populations, accountability, truth and reconciliation, and transparency and justice in Sri Lanka. MORE..
11 May 2024 (7:01 PM)