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 United Nations is approaching a leadership change at a time when its effectiveness in maintaining international peace and security is under growing scrutiny. António Guterres will step down after ten years
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China has rejected India’s publication of standard names for 28 locations in Ladakh, describing the move as “illegal and null and void” and insisting that it cannot change Beijing’s claim over the
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Pope Leo has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said, marking a significant health setback for the 71-year-old pontiff. Tissue tests
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A Sri Lankan magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to immediately inform two directors of the State Intelligence Service about social media information warning of possible attacks on major Buddhist
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Sri Lanka is preparing to enter a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake saying the government is ready to pursue a growth-focused arrangement while protecting
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The National Shoora Council (NSC) has urged Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to Iranian vessels stranded south of Galle within Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),
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Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon has said he will not race in 2027 unless he secures a seat, describing the uncertainty surrounding his future as a significant burden as he prepares to
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Spanish filmmaker Carlota Pereda will become the first Spanish director and the fourth woman of any nationality to open the Sitges Film Festival, the world’s leading festival for fantasy and horror cinema,
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Sri Lanka’s investigation into alleged irregularities in substandard coal imports has intensified, with a presidential commission questioning the general manager of the state-owned Lanka Coal Company over a letter relating to the
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Sri Lanka’s Parliament has passed an amended Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, introducing provisions intended to strengthen the investigation and punishment of fraud, bribery and corruption in both the public and private sectors. The
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The Canadian poet’s fusion of classical scholarship, experimental poetry, essays and performance has created new forms of contemporary literature, drawing international audiences to work that questions established ideas about language, identity and
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Sri Lanka’s National Development Bank (NDB) suffered financial losses of approximately Rs 13.6 billion from fraudulent transactions, exceeding its initial disclosures by Rs 400 million, according to findings in a final audit
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Sri Lanka’s Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has accused the government of seeking to suppress popular political activity through the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), claiming that some provisions
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India has donated approximately three tonnes of essential anti-tuberculosis medicines worth an estimated Rs 52 million to Sri Lanka, responding to an urgent request from the Sri Lankan government to ensure the
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The speech argues that ancient Greece gave the West far more than democracy, philosophy and political institutions: it bequeathed a distinctive ideal of human excellence, intellectual curiosity, courage, competition and national loyalty.
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