Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
The intensifying geopolitical competition sparked by conflicts in the Middle East and shifting energy priorities has drawn global attention toward strategic chokepoints and polar regions. Yet while the Arctic dominates headlines, Antarctica
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This is a nasty, rotten business~ Robert Crandall At the outset of the discussion to follow, I must say that I have no claims to pretension that I am an expert on turning
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A serious controversy has emerged in Sri Lanka following allegations that a journalist covering a nationally significant “Walk for Peace” was assaulted and obstructed while reporting, with claims implicating a media official
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Experts and critics have described the ongoing discussion around recovering the US$2.5 million allegedly stolen from Sri Lanka’s Treasury as a “smokescreen,” raising concerns that the focus on recovery efforts may be
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has reportedly placed an order to purchase a specialised machine valued at Rs. 700 crore (approximately seven billion rupees) from German company Giesecke+Devrient (G&D) to detect
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Questions have been raised in Sri Lanka over a reported administrative decision involving the transfer of authority related to foreign debt payments from the Central Bank to the Ministry of Finance, prompting
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Nicolai Tangen, chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management, which oversees the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has drawn attention for invoking Monty Python’s famous song “Always Look on the Bright Side
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A defining legal battle for Silicon Valley is set to begin as Elon Musk and Sam Altman, once allies in the creation of OpenAI, face off in a $134 billion dispute that
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For nearly a decade, Finland has topped global happiness rankings, yet its people remain puzzled by the label. While international observers search for a secret formula, Finns themselves tend to shrug off
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Forty years ago, a routine diving expedition off the remote Japanese island of Yonaguni turned into one of the most controversial archaeological debates in modern history. What diver Kihachiro Aratake discovered beneath
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Nearly four decades after the explosion that defined the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the ruins of Reactor No 4 at the Chernobyl power plant have вновь become a source of global тревога.
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The world’s top maritime authority has issued a stark warning over the worsening crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that no safe passage currently exists for vessels navigating the vital waterway.
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The United Kingdom is considering reopening deportations to Afghanistan through potential talks with the Taliban, signaling a major shift in policy nearly four years after removals were halted. According to reporting by
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Governments across the Asia-Pacific region have adopted a major new framework aimed at reshaping social development policies to address inequality, demographic change, and economic resilience. The agreement, known as the Baku-Bangkok Declaration,
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Italy’s leading trade union and top business association have issued a stark warning about the future of the country’s industrial system, calling for urgent intervention at both national and European levels. The
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