Sri Lanka’s new government, led by left-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, will launch a fresh investigation into the handling of the MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship disaster that devastated marine life along swaths of the island nation’s coastline three...
Japanese voters are today heading to the polls in a snap election, following a tumultuous few years for the ruling party which saw a “cascade” of scandals, widespread voter apathy and record-low approval ratings.
The election was announced by Shigeru...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara and Mannar districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s NPP won the Elpitiya local government election on Saturday (26), securing 15 of the 30 total number seats. However, it could not secure a working majority in the council.
The NPP obtained 17,295 of the 36,305...
The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has banned the use of Depo (Depo-Provera)—a contraceptive injection intended for humans—on dogs, cats, and other animals in Sri Lanka. The decision follows a coordinated campaign by animal welfare organizations and veterinary professionals...
Japanese voters are today heading to the polls in a snap election, following a tumultuous few years for the ruling party which saw a “cascade” of scandals, widespread voter apathy and record-low approval ratings.
The election was announced by Shigeru...
By INDIKA SAKALASOORIYA IN WASHINGTON
ECONOMYNEXT –The International Monetary Fund in talks with Sri Lanka’s new administration on its priorities and is working towards the next review to continue its Extended Fund Facility program with the island.
A Sri Lankan delegation, led...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, North-western and Northern provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly heavy showers above...
The Election Commission has decided to mark voters’ index fingers at the upcoming general election on 14 November, Commissioner General of elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake announced yesterday.
He said that the little finger was marked during the Presidential Election on...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on Friday (25), sought Myanmar’s assistance in securing the release of Sri Lankans detained by criminal gangs in Myanmar, according to a statement from the President’s Media Division (PMD).
The President made this appeal during a...