Earthquake in Sumatra Indonesia.
An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude has been recorded in Sumatra, Indonesia. around 3 a.m.local time. According to the Disaster Management Centre, there is no Tsunami threat to Sri Lanka.
Although Ceylon came under British sway 43 years before India (the island had been fully captured in 1815 while India had held on till 1858), a Western-style university education system was introduced in Ceylon 64 years after it was...
The Government of Japan provided USD 1.6 million to UN Women in support of humanitarian assistance for women most affected by the socio-economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
The funding is part of a new project called "Empowering women in crisis",...
The ICJ today called upon the Government to respect an Interim Order of the Supreme Court to ensure that funds are available to hold local elections and for the Speaker of Parliament to withdraw his referral of Supreme Court...
Here we go again on the merry go round of local government elections, thanks to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the government and the Elections Commission (EC).
The ninth of March, the date originally fixed for the poll has come and gone...
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court challenging the moves by the Ministry of Health to procure medical supplies from unregistered private suppliers through direct contracting and unsolicited bids.
The TISL and...
Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih has won the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party’s primary ahead of the October 2023 Maldivian Presidential election. But Solih’s win in Saturday’s primary has not been accepted by his opponent, former Maldivian President and the current...
The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today issued a summons for Western Province Senior DIG Deshbandu Tennakoon to appear before court on February 16 over a criminal accusation that he had allegedly aided and abetted a criminal breach of trust...
The two countries have got closer and are vigilant in addressing common challenges, especially in the maritime security domain, Baglay says.
Ayubowan, Vanakkam, Namaskar!!
Greetings to all Indians in Sri Lanka and to my Sri Lankan brothers and sisters on the...
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The Republic day parade 2023 will witness the attendance of common people at an official level, including rickshaw pullers, small grocers and vegetable vendors, thus truly representing the spirit of a Republic nation
The Republic Day parade 2023 will...
The Chinese government has offered Sri Lanka a five-year debt moratorium for bilateral and commercial loan repayments.
In a memorandum addressed to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, they regretted their inability to amortize the outstanding debt.
At the same time, China has requested...
