A strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the Thai capital on Friday, shaking buildings.
The afternoon quake struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers with its epicenter in neighboring Myanmar, Germany’s GFZ Center for Geosciences said,...
The main suspect in the alleged rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital has been identified by the victim during an identification parade held this morning (28 March).
The suspect, a 34-year-old resident of Galnewa, was arrested...
Dr Bandura Dileepa Vitarana, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Commission, has resigned from his position.
He has reportedly submitted his resignation letter to the Ministry of Transport. Dr Vitarana, who previously headed the National People’s Power’s Transport Committee, has...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Sri Lanka from 4 to 6 April 2025 on a State Visit, following his participation in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Thailand. The visit comes at the invitation of Sri...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada’s old relationship with the United States, “based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation, is over”.
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa after a cabinet meeting, Carney said...
Inginiyagala, Ampara– The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding support from the Government of Japan and in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources and the National Aquaculture Development Authority of...
Before the match, many expected Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to post the first 300-plus total in the IPL. There were reasons to speculate that. SRH had posted 286 for 6 in their previous game, also in Hyderabad, and Lucknow Super...
Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath Dasanayake has been remanded until 1 April in connection with a bribery allegation.
The New Democratic Front (NDF) MP was arrested earlier today by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in...
The central government on Monday announced a 24 percent hike in the salaries of members of Parliament, which will be effective from April 1, 2023. An MP will now get a salary of Rs 1.24 lakh per month, compared...
US adds dozens of Chinese entities to export blacklist, including Inspur units – BusinessWorld OnlineWASHINGTON – The United States on March 25 added six subsidiaries of Inspur Group, China’s leading cloud computing and big data services provider, and dozens...