An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. MORE..

11 May 2024 (1:44 PM)

The United States has reiterated its assistance to Sri Lanka for the development of a strong and dynamic economy. MORE..

11 May 2024 (12:16 PM)

Debt owed by various countries, especially in South Asia and Africa, to China has multiplied in recent years. China is either the sole or the major lender for the majority of these countries. In other words, these nations owe a large share of their external debt only to China. MORE..

11 May 2024 (11:52 AM)

State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed him to conduct a comprehensive analysis of interest rates applicable to the savings of senior citizens. MORE..

11 May 2024 (11:37 AM)

The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in most provinces of the island after 2.00 p.m. MORE..

11 May 2024 (9:51 AM)

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the U.N. Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably." MORE>.

10 May 2024 (11:58 PM)