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Sri Lanka and Australia to smoothen customs processes

Sri Lanka cabinet of ministers has given the approval to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia

May 3, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka foreign minister to attend ADB meeting

Sri Lanka's foreign minister Ali Sabry will attend a meeting of Asian Development Bank Governors, on May 02,2023

April 28, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka expects to tap tourism niche, trade with India ferry service

Entrepreneurs from Sri Lanka and India are encouraged to join this opportunity.

April 21, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka and UK start strategic dialogue

The meeting will provide a platform for the countries to discuss various topics related to their bilateral relationship

April 17, 2023 1 min read
French President Emmanuel Macron in Sri Lanka on Friday

The debt restructuring will be among the topics to be included during the discussion, one source said.

US networks refuse to broadcast Trump's latest false claims, twitter flags

Major US networks had cut off President Donald Trump's White House from the While House claiming voter fraud, though it ...

November 6, 2020 2 min read

Biden leads in US Presidential race, Trump peddles conspiracy amid Fox drama

Democratic candidate Joe Biden is leading in votes counted so far with US networks projecting 253 Electoral College dele...

November 5, 2020 2 min read

US President Trump claims victory electoral fraud, says will go to court

US President Donald Trump has claimed that the US vote counting is a 'fraud' and will go to court to prevent the electio...

November 4, 2020 1 min read

Biden expresses confidence, Trump says big win, Fox calls Arizona for Dems

US Presidential candidate Joe Biden called for patience and expressed confidence as Fox news called Arizona for him, and...

November 4, 2020 2 min read

US President Donald Trump taken to hospital after Coronavirus

President Trump was initially isolated and was said to have been convalescing at the White House with his wife Melania w...

October 3, 2020 1 min read

Two Sri Lankans injured in massive Beirut blast that has killed dozens - Ambassador

At least one Sri Lankan is injured in the massive explosion that occurred in the Lebanese capital Beirut yesterday, Sri ...

Tharumalee Silva
August 5, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lankan man accused of killing wife in Canada gets his trial dismissed due to court delays

A Sri Lankan man accused of murdering his 21-year old wife in 2012 in Montreal, Canada, has had his murder trial dismiss...

July 18, 2020 2 min read

Twenty Indian soldiers dead in “brawl” with Chinese Army at tense border where no shots were fir...

At least 20 Indian soldiers including a Colonel are dead in a clash with Chinese forces in a disputed Himalayan border a...

June 17, 2020 2 min read

US Riots Show That Double Standards Rankle - Jehan Perera

Unrest and rioting in cities throughout the United States, the world’s largest economy and one of its richest, have be...

Dr. Jehan Perera - Executive Director National Peace Council
June 2, 2020 6 min read

NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight

Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became ...

May 31, 2020 4 min read
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US stocks sag on China tensions, Europe up, Oil at US$35

Wall Street stocks stumbled in late afternoon trading Thursday on rising tensions between Washington and Beijing, after ...

May 29, 2020 3 min read

10-pct of diabetics die within days of coronavirus hospitalisation, high BMI also risk: study

One in 10 diabetics with coronavirus dies within seven days of hospital admission, according to a study of more than 1,3...

May 29, 2020 2 min read

Global Coronavirus: Europe lifts virus shutters as Japan ends emergency

Europeans flocked to parks, gyms and pools on Monday as more countries eased coronavirus restrictions, while Japan lifte...

May 26, 2020 5 min read

Coronavirus: latest global developments: South America new epicentre

South America has become "a new epicentre" of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) says, following a surge ...

May 23, 2020 3 min read

Asia virus latest: cyclone prompts infection fears; Korea football row over sex dolls

At least 88 people died as the fiercest cyclone to hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India this century sent trees fly...

May 22, 2020 4 min read

Super cyclone leaves trail of destruction in Bangladesh, India

The most powerful cyclone to hit Bangladesh and eastern India in more than 20 years tore down homes, carried cars down f...

May 21, 2020 3 min read

Asian markets swing as uncertainty tempers reopenings

Asian markets fluctuated Thursday after rallying for much of the week, with any gains dragged by profit-taking while con...

May 21, 2020 3 min read

Lives not lost: Asia sees unexpected gains in virus lockdowns

Emergency workers usually busy attending accidents on Thailand's roads mill around ambulances parked at a service statio...

May 20, 2020 3 min read

Europe in 500 billion Euro fund, vaccine hopes, Brazil deaths rise

A half-trillion-euro European fund laid out by France and Germany sparked optimism Monday about fighting economic fallou...

May 19, 2020 5 min read

US facing severe crisis, but not a depression: Fed's Powell

The US is facing a severe economic downturn amid the global pandemic, but will not suffer another Great Depression and w...

May 18, 2020 3 min read