Nepal says it will ban TikTok, adding that social harmony and goodwill are being disturbed by “misuse” of the popular video-sharing app and that there is rising demand to control it.
Nepal’s Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma...
* Tax revenue to be raised by 47.1% in 2024
* Rs 10,000 increase for public sector workers
* Pensioners to get Rs 2,500 allowance
* Rs. 450 bn reserved for bank recapitalization
* Four new universities to be established
* 20% of state...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Former Chairman of Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Prof. Charitha Herath yesterday (13) said that undue delay on the part of a particular parliamentary watchdog committee to call certain state enterprises should be inquired into against the...
Rs. 500 million has been allocated to start the ten-year national programme to enhance English Literacy in Sri Lanka..
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 13 November 2023 by the Department of Meteorology
The low-level atmospheric disturbance over the island still persists.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times over most parts of the island. Heavy showers above 100...
A special Deepavali celebration took place today (12) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The event, organized by the Presidential Secretariat, was conducted with simplicity and elegance, emphasizing Hindu rituals.
Mitchell Marsh headlined Australia’s dominating win against Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday (November 11) as the Pat Cummins-led side ended the league stage of the World Cup with seven wins out of nine ahead of their semifinal clash against...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakshe yesterday (10) said that a unanimous decision taken by Parliament to ask the top management of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to vacate office was non-binding. Therefore, the SLC wouldn’t comply with the decision...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 November 2023 by the Department of Meteorology
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-central and Uva provinces during the morning.
Showers may occur in Northern provinces and...
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) yesterday announced it had committed more than half a billion dollars to support the development of a deep water shipping container terminal in the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, that will provide...