The Philippines evacuated tens of thousands of people from their homes and cancelled dozens of flights on Saturday, as a super typhoon threatened to unleash heavy rains and powerful winds that could trigger floods and storm surges. MORE..

16 Nov 2024 (5:59 PM)

The leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), former President Mahinda Rajapaksa claims that the party received the exact number of votes they had expected. MORE..

16 Nov 2024 (4:47 PM)

A 41-year-old Russian woman staying at a popular hotel in Ahungalla has alleged that she was raped by a hotel employee on November 12, according to police. MORE..

16 Nov 2024 (4:34 PM)

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will appoint a new Prime Minister and the Cabinet on Monday (Nov. 18) after his National People s Power (NPP) secured a record-breaking victory in the snap general election, the party s senior spokesman Tilvin Silva said. MORE..

16 Nov 2024 (3:49 PM)

The 2024 General Election marked a resounding victory for the National People s Power (NPP) led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, setting unprecedented records in Sri Lanka s electoral history. MORE..

16 Nov 2024 (3:38 PM)

The Constitutional Council has approved the recommendation to appoint Justice Murdu Fernando as the Chief Justice. MORE..

16 Nov 2024 (3:31 PM)