Thursday 11th January, 2024
Most countries in the world are pushing the envelope of smart farming, but Sri Lankan farmers are still struggling to buy agricultural inputs, protect their cultivations against pests and crop-damaging wildlife, and dispose of their produce...
A huge ancient city has been found in the Amazon, hidden for thousands of years by lush vegetation.
The discovery changes what we know about the history of people living in the Amazon. The houses and plazas in the...
Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.
Armed men wearing masks reportedly boarded the vessel St Nikolas, close to the Omani port of Sohar, and ordered it to sail to an Iranian port.
Iranian...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 January 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Prevailing showery conditions are expected to be reduced in the Northern, North-central, Uva and Eastern provinces after today.
Several spells of showers may occur in the...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has disclosed that cash-strapped Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) arranged for bank loans to its employees at government’s expense.
The SLPPer said that of the 15%-16% interest, the CEB paid 2/3 whereas the...
Thursday 11th January, 2024
Most countries in the world are pushing the envelope of smart farming, but Sri Lankan farmers are still struggling to buy agricultural inputs, protect their cultivations against pests and crop-damaging wildlife, and dispose of their produce...
Announcement by UNP of Presidential, General and PC polls:
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (10) asked whether the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government had decided to do away with Local Government (LG) polls.
The SJB Mayoral candidate for...
Announcement by UNP of Presidential, General and PC polls:
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (10) asked whether the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government had decided to do away with Local Government (LG) polls.
The SJB Mayoral candidate for...
Announcement by UNP of Presidential, General and PC polls:
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (10) asked whether the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government had decided to do away with Local Government (LG) polls.
The SJB Mayoral candidate for...
The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by the natural El Niño weather event.
Last year was about 1.48C warmer than the long-term average before humans started burning large...