The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stands ready to support Sri Lanka s discussions with international bondholders and will provide a formal assessment after the parties reach a tentative agreement-in-principle, an IMF spokesperson said on Thursday. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (2:03 PM)

Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (11:22 AM)

The Colombo District Court ordered the interim injunction issued preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to be extended until May 09. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (12:06 PM)

NASA has selected a new crew of four volunteers to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at the agency s Johnson Space Center in Houston. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (1:28 PM)

Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (6:12 PM)

The bodies of two women who had died under suspicious circumstances have been found inside a house in Isuru Uyana area of the Kalutara-South police division. MORE..

18 Apr 2024 (10:58 AM)