Jayden Seales registered astonishing figures of 15.5-10-5-4 as West Indies bowled out Bangladesh for 164 on the second day of the second Test at Sabina Park. Seales’ bowling figures were the most economical in Test cricket since 1977 (minimum...
Countries have failed to reach a landmark agreement on tackling plastic pollution after more than two years of negotiations.
More than 200 nations met in South Korea for what was meant to be a final round of talks.
But deep divisions...
ECONOMYNEXT –Floods and landslides have killed 12 people and left hit 370,000 people in Sri Lanka disaster management authorities said as torrential rains from a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal lashed the island for the third day.
The...
By A.J.A. Abeynayake
Five prominent political figures, including former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, have yet to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to provide statements regarding the distribution of substandard medicine to government hospitals, despite a court directive. This was...
Over 130 irrigation tanks/weirs under the Department of Agrarian Development have been damaged by the floods.Commissioner General of Agrarian Development Rohana Rajapaksha said most of the damage has taken place in the Vavuniya District.
“97 tanks have been damaged. Another...
The deep depression over the southwestern Bay of Bengal, which brought heavy rains and strong winds to Sri Lanka in recent days, will dissipate from today (30), the Department of Meteorology confirmed on Friday (29).Ajith Wijemanna, Director of Forecasting,...
Can a navigation app be held responsible if a user gets into an accident?
That is the question being asked in India after three men died when their car veered off an unfinished bridge and fell on to a riverbed...
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world’s strictest laws.
The ban – which will not take effect for at least 12 months – could see tech companies fined up to A$50m...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 29 November 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located about 240 km northeast of Trincomalee and 290km east of Kankasanthurai around 11.30 p.m....
Rex Clementinein Durban
In a frenzied hour of cricket carnage, Sri Lanka hit rock bottom, skittled out for a paltry 42— their lowest Test score ever—on a dismal day in Durban. A cocktail of disciplined South African bowling and...