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LocalTags: Print EditionReuters: Officials from China, India, Saudi Arabia and Group of Seven nations will participate in a first virtual meeting of a new sovereign debt roundtable on Friday (17 February). The roundtable will also include…

LocalTags: Print EditionOne week after the earthquake in Turkey, the death toll keep rising higher and higher, almost 36,000 deaths have been reported thus far from Syria and Turkey. Situation is Northern Syria remains dire, as the Syrian…

LocalTags: Print Edition  Sri Lankan women's cricket team beat Bangladesh at Cape Town by seven wickets. Sri Lankan team was carried to victory by the unbeaten 100 partnership between Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshi de Silva chasing a…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Youth Forum Leadership Summit 2023, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka in celebration of the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and the United States, commenced this morning in…

LocalTags: Print EditionAmidst the growing shortages in the health sector, Ministry of Health has instructed to postpone non-essential/non-urgent surgeries that could be postponed. Minister Keheliya Rambukwella stated that upon doctor's…

LocalTags: Print EditionRailway Department stated that several trains have been cancelled due to the engine drivers' trade union strikes today morning (13 February). Sri Lanka Railways Engine Drivers’ Union has called off the train strike…

LocalTags: Print EditionNew Zealand High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Michael Appleton says that New Zelaand government will continue to provide technical support required for Sri Lanka's development. New Zealand High Commissioner made these…

LocalTags: Print EditionMinister of Education , Susil Premajayantha has stated that cabinet approval will be obtained within the next two weeks to digitise the school curriculum. Accordingly, school curriculum from Grade 06 to 13 will be…

LocalPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe is welcomed at the Jaffna District Cultural Festival held at the Jaffna Fort premises on Saturday, in celebration of Sri Lanka’s 75th National Independence Day.Tags: Print EditionThe Jaffna District…

LocalTags: Print EditionSri Lanka’s envoy in Ankara, Hasanthi Dissanayake yesterday said that Sri Lankan woman who was reported missing following the earthquakes in Turkiye  has been confirmed dead. It has been confirmed that the Sri Lankan…