The first-ever treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year, after it was ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco.
Morocco’s formal adoption of the Marine Biodiversity Treaty on Friday means the agreement will...
Executive Director of the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) Manas Makeen has once again urged the government to reveal whether it will conduct the long overdue Provincial Council (PC) elections or abolish the PC system.
Speaking to the media following...
Deputy Minister of Vocational Education Nalin Hewage has responded to recent reports about his assets, clarifying that the money in his bank accounts includes funds gifted to his daughter.
“I saw reports based on the asset and liability declaration of...
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers.
Trump’s order mentions “abuse” of the programme and will restrict entry unless...
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila, speaking at the 79th anniversary celebrations of the United National Party (UNP), drew a controversial comparison between President Anura Dissanayake and German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Gammanpila claimed that Dissanayake’s actions raise “reasonable suspicion” that...
A Sri Lankan man who had travelled to Israel for employment in the construction sector but reportedly failed to report for work and spent time in various locations has been repatriated to Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Israel...
The Anuradhapura District Coordination Committee yesterday (19) focused special attention on allegations of misconduct and abuse involving children with special needs at a school in Anuradhapura.
The school, located in Anuradhapura city, educates nearly 69 boys and girls with special...
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has issued a statement regarding a complaint received about its current Director General, Ranga Dissanayake, allegedly admitting his child to a leading Colombo school through irregular means in 2014,...
Sri Lankan all-rounder Dunith Wellalage has said that his father’s only wish was for him to become a good cricketer and represent the country, and he is determined to fulfil that dream.
Wellalage, who returned to Sri Lanka during the...
US President Donald Trump has said he and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping approved a deal on the future of TikTok’s US operations during a phone call on Friday, although there was no confirmation from Beijing.
Trump wrote on Truth Social...