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• Over 100 Die in South Africa After Becoming Trapped in Gold Mine

  At least 100 men who were mining in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while Police tried to get... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2025

• Hatton Plantations Targets Investing More on Coffee in SL, Tea in Kenya

  

  Looking for acquisitions and Joint Ventures overseas To engage in coffee exports to Australia, USA and India Hatton Plantations PLC is making an aggressive... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2025

• Yoon Faces Impeachment Trial, Possible Arrest

  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial on... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2025

• Issue of Digital NICs to Begin Shortly -Acting Minister

  India to meet half the cost of Rs.20 Bn Govt will retain exclusive access to all information Digital Economy acting Minister Eranga Weeraratne announced that th... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2025

• President Dissanayake Gets Warm Welcome in Beijing

  President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who embarked on a State visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at the Beijing Internationa... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2025

• Strategies for Sustainable Development Without Debt Dependency Discussed

  

  Strategies for sustainable development without debt dependency was a key topic at the recently concluded first ‘high-level round table on India – Sri Lanka... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2025

• Vogue Magazine Names South Coast as This Winter’s Hottest Travel Destination

  International fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue has named Sri Lanka’s South coast as this winter’s hottest travel destination. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2025

• China’s Foreign Trade Reaches Record High

  

  The total value of China’s foreign trade reached a record high of 43.85 trillion yuan in 2024, marking a 5% year-on-year growth, according to statistics from th... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2025

• Biden Says Hamas and Israel ‘on the Brink’ of Hostage-release, Ceasefire Deal

  In a speech touting his foreign policy legacy, President Joe Biden on Monday said the U.S. was “pressing hard” to close a deal that would see some of the... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2025

• Only Rs.900,000 Spent on ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ Initiative

  

  Health and Mass Media Minister Dr.Nalinda Jayatissa, emphasised in Parliament yesterday that the claims made by the Opposition that the inaugural of “Clean Sri... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• Thalatha Calls for SJB to Join UNP

  

  UNP’s new General Secretary Thalatha Athukorala yesterday extended an open invitation to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya to re-unite with the party. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• Katunayake Buses Allowed Access to Airport Entrance

  Airport and Aviation Services Officials have allowed 187 luxury buses plying from Colombo to Katunayake to enter the airport premises from yesterday. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• One Injured in Yala Park Elephant Attack

  The Gonaganaara Police said that a person was injured after being attacked by a wild elephant in the area of Sunhandiramaara, in the fourth zone of the Yala... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• LA Wildfires Devour Thousands of Homes, Death Toll Rises to 10

  Los Angeles : Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• First Certificate Course in Hindi Launched on World Hindi Day

  In a historic step toward promoting Hindi education in Sri Lanka, the country’s first certificate course in Hindi through open and distance learning was launche... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• SLA Personnel Restore Collapsing Dam of Aluthdivulwewa Reservoir

  

  The dam of the Aluthdivulwewa Reservoir in Galenbidunuwewa Divisional Secretariat division, damaged due to heavy rainfall was restored by Sri Lanka Army... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• ‘Udawalawa Tourism Fiesta’ to Popularise Tourism in Sabaragamuwa Held

  The ‘Udawalawa Tourism Fiesta’ programme organised by the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Tourism Ministry aiming to popularise tourist locations and destinations in th... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• Saudi Foreign Affairs Vice Minister Receives Ambassador Ajwad

  Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Affairs Vice Minister Waleed El Khereiji received Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Omar Lebbe Ameer Ajwad at the... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• Consular Mobile Service in Toronto

  The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Toronto conducted its first voluntary community outreach under the Clean Sri Lanka National Programme in Scarborough last... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2025

• Army Restores Magul Pokuna-Kalingawewa Road After Spillway Damage

  The spillway of the Magul Pokuna reservoir in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa District, sustained significant damage yesterday (02), disrupting livelihoods,... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2025