Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Satyagraha campaign launched by a group of fishermen demanding the lifting of the ban on the use of tractor-mounted winches for Madel (seine nets) fishing activities continues... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Iran arrested a prominent reformist, local media reported on Monday (Feb 9), deepening a crackdown on dissent following mass protests that posed one of the greatest challenges to ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Two individuals have been arrested in Hemmathagama in connection with a consignment of pesticides and seeds valued at around Rs. 8 million, suspected to have been illegally import... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Galle, Matara, Kaluthara and Rathnapura districts after 2.00 p.m, today (09), the Department of Meteorology said. Mainly fa... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Approximately 100 new cancer cases are detected in Sri Lanka daily, Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni stated today (09). The Deputy Minister made the remarks during ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A South Korean official who suggested the country "import young women" from "Vietnam or Sri Lanka" to boost its birth-rate has been expelled from his party. Kim Hee-soo, the head... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A discussion on regulating school student transport services was held today (09) at the Prime Minister's Office under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, with ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Shannon Cowlin as its new Country Director for Sri Lanka. She has assumed office in Colombo today (09). Cowlin has over 26 years of... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Jaffna Magistrate's Court is scheduled to announce its decision regarding the third phase of excavations at the Chemmani mass grave on March 16. The case related to the Chemm... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's name appears 1,005 times in the 3.5 million pages of correspondence linked to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, rel... Read More