At least six persons, including a minor boy, were killed in a fire accident at a private hospital in this district on Thursday, police and Fire department officials said. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (9:21 AM)
The United National Party (UNP) and the New Democratic Front (NDF) have decided to submit a proposal recommending to establish a Select Committee to verify the educational qualifications of the Ministers and MPs representing the National People s Power (NPP). MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (5:59 PM)
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange gained 169.53 points to close at 14,205.34 points today, marking a new all-time high. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (4:55 PM)
U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State, Ambassador Donald Lu, along with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Pacific at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Robert Kaproth...MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (11:02 AM)
The enduring fisheries conflict in the Palk Bay - which impacts fisher folk of northern Sri Lanka and daily wage fishermen of Tamil Nadu - can be decisively resolved only if the Indian side stops using the destructive bottomtrawling method, according to Sri Lanka s Minister of Fisheries Ramalingam Chandrasekar. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (11:29 AM)
The Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT) says that the Geminids meteor shower, considered as one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, will be visible tonight (13) and tomorrow (14). MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (12:13 PM)