Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 15 February 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Several spells of showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Hambanthota districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at...
Much is being spoken about educational reforms, these days. President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stressed the need to gear the education system to the much-needed economic transformation the country is seeking to achieve. A former Minister of Education, the President...
One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven...
Two Thai journalists who were arrested for reporting about the vandalism of a temple in Bangkok with anti-monarchist graffiti have been released on bail, a lawyer’s group has said.
Nattaphol Meksobhon, a reporter from the independent online news outlet Prachatai,...
NSB (National Savings Bank) proudly declares its role as a Gold Sponsor for the 24th Annual Convention hosted by the APB (Association of Professional Bankers). The convention is scheduled to take place from 13th – 14th February, at Hilton...
A Qatari court has released eight former Indian naval officers previously on death row for unspecified charges.
Seven of the men have already returned to India, Delhi’s foreign ministry said on Monday.
In January, authorities said their death penalty had been...
Ivory Coast have won the Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 victory over Nigeria at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Sunday.
Sebastian Haller scored the winning goal for the hosts in the 81st minute with...
A fearsome four-pronged pace attack, spearheaded by the thunderous Callum Vidler and Mabli Beardman who had Anrich Nortje transfixed to the action, led Australia to Under-19 World Cup glory in Benoni.
The pace pack snuffed out six Indian wickets to...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 February 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning.
Mainly fair weather will...
ECONOMYNEXT —The process followed in enacting Sri Lanka’s controversial Online Safety Act (OSA) raises serious questions on law-making and its impact on constitutional democracy, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) said, urging the government to replace the act with...