Sri Lanka
Kids spend time alone as parents are on social media
There is a prevalent social tragedy of children becoming isolated and alone due to the parent’s addiction to social media and cyber surfing,...
Sri Lankan monks collect aid for Myanmar’s quake affected
Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka started on March 31 a donation drive through temples to help the survivors of the massive 7.7 magnitude...
Investigation launched after ‘Navy Dinesh’ threatens police from France
A full-scale investigation has been launched into an incident in which a man named ‘Navy Dinesh,’ believed to be hiding in France and...
President issues ultimatum to Adani
The Adani backed wind power project will not proceed unless it meets the price set by the current government, regardless of any existing...
1557 primary schools to be closed
The Ceylon Teachers’ Union states that the government has identified 1,557 primary schools with a small number of students to be shut down...
Government doubles stamp duty on property leases and rentals
The government has decided to increase the stamp duty applicable to property lease and rental agreements by 100%, according to an official statement...
Power outage interrupts event attended by Energy Minister in Jaffna
A brief power outage occurred yesterday(30) during a meeting in Jaffna attended by Minister of Energy, Kumara Jayakody. The incident took place shortly...
Weligama W15 hotel shooting: Former Minister Tiran Alles to give statement to CID
Former Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles told the media that he will appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) tomorrow (31) to...
