Colombo, April 19: Despite mounting deaths due to the licentious use of the gun, the United States continues to dither on gun control. After eight people were killed by a 19 year old male in Indianapolis last week, all...
The Sri Lanka Rupee has appreciated against the US Dollar today after Sri Lanka secured a US$500 million loan from China.
The selling rate of the US Dollar has dropped to Rs. 201.28, as against Rs 204.62, which was the...
Niviane Petit Phelps, of Miami Gardens, was arrested following an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service.
The 39-year-old, who has worked for Jackson Health System since 2001, faces charges of threats against the vice president, according to a criminal complaint.
The...
Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage this evening clarified the conversation President Gotababya Rajapaksa had with former Minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe over the phone.
Wijedasa Rajapakshe alleged that the President threatened him over the phone, but Minister, Aluthgamage addressing the press, discounted the fact...
A study initiated by Chatham House into Chinese investments and how best it could be utilisesd to rejuvenate the economy reports that the cumulative value of Chinese infrastructure investment to Sri Lanka amounted to $12.1 billion between 2006 and...
Last year’s winner of Mrs. World, a beauty pageant for married women, said she would return her crown after she snatched one off the head of the 2021 winner of Mrs. Sri Lanka World, claiming that she was divorced...
While there is pressure on Sri Lanka from India and the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to hold the long-delayed Provincial Council (PC) elections, several political factors are preventing the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government from holding the polls in the...
After hauling its 220,000-ton bulk down the Suez canal a week after blocking the essential waterway, the Ever Given container ship is likely to become the centre of a protracted battle over who will pay for its rescue.
The 400-metre-long...
SUEZ, Egypt — For six days, billions of dollars’ worth of international commerce sat paralyzed at either end of the Suez Canal, stalled thanks to a single giant container ship apparently knocked sideways by a powerful southerly wind.
The ship’s...
Earlier, elephants were not killed but captured and traded for use as draught animals, in war as mounts for commanders, and as attractions in temples and royal festivals. Indian records show that the domestication of elephants dates back...
Chiefs of defence staff in twelve countries in a rare statement condemned the atrocities s committee by the Myanmar armed forces against unarmed civilians.
"As Chiefs of Defense, we condemn the use of lethal force against unarmed people by the...
Efforts continued on Thursday to dislodge the Ever Given container ship and restore traffic on the critical man-made waterway that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and provides a shipping shortcut between Europe and Asia.
How vital is the...
