Seven people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when a Russian missile struck a theatre in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Saturday morning, officials have said.
Hurricane Hilary, heading to Mexico's Pacific coast, has weakened but can still cause "life-threatening" flooding, US meteorologists warn.
The much delayed tea for oil deal between Sri Lanka and Iran has begun following the intervention of President’s chief of staff Sagala Ratnayake who took prompt action to send stock of tea worth US$5 million to Iran.
Public Private Partnerships Projects in Sri Lanka will be allowed subject to settlement of the total cost of such projects
After a brief but productive visit to Yunnan capital Kunming to attend the 7th China-South Asia Expo, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena reached the ancient capital of the province, Dali City, known for agriculture research in addition to being a major tourist attraction.
After receiving a comprehensive explanation from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), tourism authorities clarified that the recent travel update concerning Sri Lanka by the Australian government, which initially raised concerns, is not as severe as it appeared.
A pricing formula is to be introduced and will likely take effect from December, Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman said.
At least 300,000 Sri Lankans will leave their crisis-hit country for overseas jobs this year, with most of them choosing to work in Gulf countries, the Bureau of Foreign Employment said
The learning crisis in Sri Lanka has affected vulnerable children the most, including younger children in primary grades and those in plantation estates in the country, UNICEF said today.
The Majority Leader in Ghana has blamed Sri Lanka’s Central Bank for the economic crisis in the island.
In its recent judgment, the Court of Appeal has held that in accordance with the new amendments introduced to the Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, the High Court has the power to grant bail to a person, when the pure quantity of the dangerous drug is less than 10 grams.
In rescheduling Sri Lanka’s external debts, China, as the single largest bilateral creditor, is likely to have its own ‘debt management’ criterion for Sri Lanka instead of having a common mechanism with other creditors, a top source said.
In a weather forecast for today, the Meteorology Department said mainly fair weather would prevail elsewhere over the island and a few showers would occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces.
The Defence Headquarters said the crashed Air Force M1-171 helicopter that crashed on Monday in Niger State had on board 14 dead soldiers and seven wounded officers, two pilots and two crew members.