Tea industry urges sector players to maintain end product quality
Although Sri Lanka’s tea industry has been able to brew a strong cuppa amid the global pandemic, the sector representatives caution that the industr...
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Weak and bias selectors reason for decline of football: Kasun Jayasuriya
The standard of football in Sri Lanka is on the decline not because players lack skill but because the selection committee members are weak and biased...
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India launches jets as Chinese choppers spotted near Ladakh
A man walks inside a conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian side of the Indo-China border at ...
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China pressured WHO to downplay risk of coronavirus: CIA
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seen in January. Multiple intelligence reports have called into question his administration’s transparency during the e...
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Russia records more than 10,000 new virus cases
MOSCOW AFP May13, 2020 - Russia reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, continuing a grim trend that has seen the country reg...
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Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka now at 889
Five more Covid-19 infected patients were reported increasing the total cases to 889 in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry said....
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SRI LANKA-The Most Generous Country During Covid-19; Nas Daily
Popular international video blogger and social media influencer Nuseir Yassin, whom host Nas Daily has posted a video, praising Sri Lankans for lookin...
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President reviews current status of digital ID
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today reviewed the current status of the proposed “unique digital identity card”, which will be issued only once by o...
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320 Sri Lankans including an expectant mother arrived from Chennai
A total of 320 Sri Lankans including an expectant mother who were stranded in Chennai had arrived at the Katunayake International Airport today, Airpo...
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European Commission de-lists SL from High Risk Third countries with Anti-Money Laundering
The European Commission has de-listed Sri Lanka from its list of High Risk Third Countries with Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of ...
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External A/L candidates can pay exam fees to nearest post office: Exam. Dept.
The Examination Department said the external candidates who wish to apply for the Advanced Level (A/L) Examination can make the examination fees to th...
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President instructs to focus on rapid development in main cities
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to focus on rapid development of several main cities in the country including Colombo, the P...
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Coronavirus adds huge flywheel to Lankan banks’ digitisation drive
Sri Lanka’s banks have seen a massive upsurge in their digital transaction volumes as the COVID-19 pandemic has upended how banking should be done a...
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Applications for A/L entry at new schools via online from tomorrow: Ministry
The Education Ministry has introduced an online system for students those who wish to pursue Advanced Level (A/L) at a seperate school for the year 20...
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22 more COVID-19 patients recover
Twenty-two COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today increasing the total number of recovered cases to 343, the...
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7 FR petitions against election date fixed for support on May 18, 19
Seven Fundamental Right petitions filed challenging the dissolution of Parliament and fixing the General Election date for June 20, have been fixed fo...
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Iranian navy ship ’sunk by friendly fire
An Iranian navy "friendly fire" incident in which a ship was sunk has killed dozens of sailors, unofficial reports say. Local journalists said the fri...
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MAS Holdings pins hopes on medical apparel to ride COVID-19 crisis
MAS hands over 4650 units of non-woven disposable coverall PPE to Health Ministry Additional Secretary Dr. Sunil de Alwis (from left) Dr. Mahen Borale...
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Decline in tourist arrivals tops 44% up to April
Sri Lanka recorded a 44.1 percent YoY decline in tourist arrivals during the first four months of the year, with no tourist arrivals in April, due to ...
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Nineteen dead 15 injured, Iranian warship fires on own vessel
The Iranian Jamaran frigate (front, centre) is pictured during a training exercise alongside Chinese and Russian forces (DM) An Iranian warship has ac...
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Earthquake hits Rome as the city emerges from lockdown
File photo: The last major earthquake to strike Italy hit in Umbria region in 2016 with a magnitude of 6.2, killing 299 people and leaving hundreds in...
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Nepal summons Indian envoy, protests opening road to Lipulekh
Border Roads Organisation has connected Kailash Mansarovar route to Lipulekh pass, on Friday (HT). New Delhi, (Hindustan Times),&n...
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