In response to the escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, Chinese manufacturers are utilizing TikTok to highlight their integral role in producing luxury goods for Western brands. This digital campaign emerges as a countermeasure to the Trump administration’s imposition of a...
More than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq’s central and southern parts of the country, health officials said.
One official in Muthanna province reported to the AFP news agency at least...
West Indies’ ODI World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread after they slumped to a second defeat in three matches in the qualifier in Lahore. They were beaten by 65 runs by hosts Pakistan, who have moved to...
Confidence in the stability of Sri Lanka’s financial system has improved in the first half of 2025, according to the latest Systemic Risk Survey conducted by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). The survey results, based on responses...
The Ministry of Justice and National Integration has announced the appointment of a committee to examine the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
The committee will be chaired by President’s Counsel Rienzie Arsecularatne and is set to begin...
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has issued an urgent appeal to all rooftop solar users across Sri Lanka, requesting the voluntary disconnection of their systems between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM daily until 21 April. The request comes in...
The appointment of members to the committee investigating allegations against Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon is scheduled for next week, according to reports.
Speaker of Parliament has reportedly notified the Chief Justice and other relevant parties in writing regarding...
The country’s education system is facing a severe crisis, marked by a growing shortage of teachers for the G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) classes, particularly in urban national schools, says the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU), which highlights the government’s failure...
Police say they have received approval to detain and question Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pilleyan, for 90 days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
According to the Police, the detention is in connection with the investigation into the abduction and...
The premises of Synergy Heart and Soul, a school dedicated to differently-abled children in Makola, were filled with laughter and excitement last Monday as students celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year with traditional games and rituals.
The children enthusiastically...