Sri Lanka’s new Chinese Ambassador, Wei Huaxiang, met VIII Executive President Ranil Wickremesinghe at his political office on Flower Road in Colombo, in an engagement between China’s new diplomatic representative and the
The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar has acquitted four Sri Lanka army personnel, including a Major and three soldiers, in connection with the 2013 Rathupaswala shooting incident. The verdict, delivered today, concludes the
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by Our Special Correspondent in Geneva “The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie.” ― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn Following minor knee surgery, His Eminence Malcolm
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India’s annual expenditure on artificial intelligence may hit $5 billion by 2027, up from $1.7 billion in 2023, according to a new report, cited by PTI news agency. India has consistently ranked among the top
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Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Chabahar port would benefit the entire region and a narrow view should not be taken of it, after the US warned that any country
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India and Iran have finalized a pivotal agreement granting India Ports Global (IPGL) the rights to develop and oversee operations at an Iranian port for the next decade. The deal, inked on
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Editorial From the outset, it’s evident that external forces seek to impose their will upon Sri Lanka, brazenly disregarding international norms. The audacious declaration of intent, even before setting foot on Sri
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China has surpassed the United States to emerge as India’s largest trading partner for the fiscal year 2023-24, according to data released by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI). Despite enduring military
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In a groundbreaking event streamed live today, OpenAI, the forefront pioneer in artificial intelligence, has unleashed ChatGPT 4o, a quantum leap in AI technology, featuring an array of powerful voice assistant and
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The Supreme Court (SC) of India on Monday (May 13) pulled up the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over the presence of 3,800 tonne of untreated solid waste
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Exclusive by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor In a move that could potentially disrupt Sri Lanka’s diplomatic aspirations, a powerful neighbouring country, reportedly a founding member of BRICS, has voiced objections to Sri
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A pioneering collaboration between Baylor College of Medicine and Yale University has yielded a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) model, poised to revolutionize our understanding of brain activity and its correlation with human
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Chinese researchers from Harbin Engineering University have announced a major breakthrough in submarine technology with the successful development of a laser propulsion system. This disruptive innovation marks a significant departure from traditional
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The past week saw swagger return to the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s walk as he strode into the Kremlin Palace to take the oath of allegiance to the Russian Constitution to begin
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by Our Political Affairs Editor President Ranil Wickremesinghe has purportedly given the green light for Parliament Elections to take precedence, tentatively scheduled for the end of August or the first week of
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In a groundbreaking move, Microsoft Corporation has unveiled a highly classified generative AI service tailored exclusively for the United States intelligence community, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other spy agencies.
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