By Norman Palihawadane
The Maldivian Coast Guard, acting on intelligence provided by the Lankan Navy, successfully intercepted a Sri Lankan fishing trawler on Saturday (23), which was found carrying a significant haul of illegal drugs.
The operation, which took place in...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan aka Pilleyan has refuted unsubstantiated claims made by his wartime Media Secretary Mohammed Milhilar Mohammed Hanzeer alias Azad Maulana in a Channel 4 interview in early Sept. 2023 pertaining to the 2019...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan aka Pilleyan has refuted unsubstantiated claims made by his wartime Media Secretary Mohammed Milhilar Mohammed Hanzeer alias Azad Maulana in a Channel 4 interview in early Sept. 2023 pertaining to the 2019...
Singapore has carried out its third hanging of a convicted drug trafficker in a week despite appeals for clemency from the United Nations.
Rosman Abdullah, 55, was executed for trafficking 57.43 grams of heroin into the Southeast Asian city-state, Singapore’s...
Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest against sexual violence.
The protests on Saturday come two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
In the capital, Paris, large crowds of women...
At least 120 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in two days, Palestinian health officials said, as Israel intensified its bombardment across the besieged territory.
At least seven people were killed when a residential home was hit...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
A low-pressure area has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and is likely to move west north-westwards and intensify into a depression over southwest Bay...
A maiden Test century for Justin Greaves headlined a dominant day for West Indies against Bangladesh on day two of the Antigua Test. After his 115 helped West Indies post 450 for 9, West Indies bookended the day with...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he travels to the UK, after an international arrest warrant was issued for him, Downing Street has indicated.
A No 10 spokesman refused to comment on the specific case but said the...
Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze both suffered the heartbreak of falling in the nineties on the first day of the Antigua Test against Bangladesh. Otherwise, the West Indies pair did enough to make the opening day of the series...