A Tamil asylum-seeker family detained on Christmas Island will remain there for at least two more months ahead of a Federal Court trial, Australian Associated Press reported. Read More »
The Attorney General has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest the Swiss Embassy staffer and produce her before court. Read More »
The Swiss Embassy staffer who was allegedly abducted, harassed and questioned by an unidentified group has been produced to the the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Angoda. Read More »
The implementation of Sri Lanka’s barter deal with Iran to revive Ceylon tea exports to Iran and settle the oil credit of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to Iran is on a temporary hold. Read More »
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA)’s recent move to reduce the price of imported milk powder due to the Government’s recent tax concession has distressed Sri Lanka’s local milk producers. Read More »
Greta Thunberg, the teen activist from Sweden who has urged immediate action to address a global climate crisis, was named Time magazine’s person of the year for 2019 on Wednesday. Read More »
Do you know the origins of Sri Lanka's street and city names? 94 year old Frederick Medis does, and he took us on a journey when we met up with him; quite the interesting one. Read More »More Lifestyle »
Each year, Little Fingers Art Studio, Sri Lanka gives children an opportunity to send their artwork to international child art exhibitions. Read More »
At the State Children’s Drama Festival 2019, the drama staged by Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya was successful in achieving the “Best Drama – Sinhala” title Read More »
If you haven’t already seen or heard of him, you must immediately go to his Instagram and check out his posts (read all the captions too!) His name is Sharan Velauthan and he is currently studying a M Read More »More Tabloids »
Ben Stokes has won the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 award for his heroics in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 and the home Ashes series. Read More »
New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of bowling for the rest of their Test against Australia after picking up an injury on day one in Perth. Read More »
Lawyers representing users of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX are asking Canadian authorities to exhume the body of its founder. Read More »
The Conservatives have won an overall majority in the general election, passing the 326-seat threshold with constituencies still to declare. Read More »
India's parliament has approved a bill that grants citizenship to non-Muslim illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Read More »More Intenational News »
