On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 05th to 15th of April in this year. The sun will be directly overhead Mankulam, Periyakulam, Kuratiyawa,...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 April 2023 by the Department of Meteorology.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and North-Western provinces during the afternoon or night.
A few Showers may...
During a discussion with Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Foreign Missions on 10th April, Chief of Staff to the President and Senior Adviser on National Security, Sagala Ratnayake announced that the President has presented the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF)...
Aljazeera reported that United States President Joe Biden has arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, where he is set to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement His trip will also include a three-day visit to the...
by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana
British NHS was referred to as “Once a thing of grandeur; but now in the doldrums of an appalling abyss of gloom” by Dr B J C Perera (The Island, 6 April), who concluded his opinion...
A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions was arrested again for a third heist in Missouri, police said.
Bonnie Gooch walked into Goppert Financial Bank and allegedly handed a note to the teller demanding thousands in cash. She...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganeshan, MP, yesterday (10) said that TELO (Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation) leader Selvam Adaikalanathan, MP, and DPLF (Democratic People’s Liberation Front) leader Dharmalingam Siddarthan had responded positively to his recent call...
Sunquick, the thirst-quenching drink loved by millions across the world including more than 100 countries. Sunquick, has once again joined hands with the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF) to organize the annual Sunquick National Beach Volleyball Championship 2023 demonstrating...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne
When most state owned enterprises (SOEs) are running at a loss or are under- performing, Lanka Salt Limited, based in Hambantota, has chalked- up a significant achievement by recording a turnover of more than Rs. 1.4 billion...
At least four people have died in an avalanche in the French Alps, the country’s interior minister, Gerald Darmanin, has said.
It happened at the Armancette glacier near Mont Blanc in south-eastern France around midday on Sunday local time.
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