Provide uninterrupted power supply for electricity consumers: President directs officials
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed Power and Energy Minister and relevant officials to ensure uninterrupted power supply for electricity customers, the President's Media Division said.
No immediate plans to sell ECT: Ports Minister
Contradicting with the earlier plans to handover the East Container Terminal (ECT) to Japan, Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva hinted that the government plans to retain the control of the ECT of the Port of Colombo while inviting the private sector to invest in the proposed Colombo North Port development project.
New Zealand declares a state of emergency in the country due to cyclone ‘Gabrielle’.
The New Zealand Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency as Cyclone 'Gabrielle' passes through the country, causing flooding and landslides.
Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State
The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University had no apparent connection to the campus, police said Tuesday as they searched for a motive for shootings that terrified the community for hours.
Toyota Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda: 1925-2023
Dr. Toyoda was the son of the company’s founder and the father of current president and CEO, Akio Toyoda.
Match fees of each female cricketer increased from US$ 250 to US$ 750 per match
The match fees of the National Women’s Players for the year 2023 had been increased with effect from January 1, the Sri Lanka Cricket said.
Who is funding the NPP? Handunnetti says finances will be made transparent
The National People's Power today said that the finances for its election campaigns would be made transparent soon following rising queries from the government and opposition MPs as to how it was pulling in so much funds.
Sri Lanka selects two firms to procure coal under spot purchasing
Sri Lanka’ is now resorting to spot purchasing of coal as the last resort to purchase required coal for the October 2022/April 2023 unloading season energy ministry sources said.
Hong Kong Company invests US$ 3.5 mn in bra cup manufacturing in SL
A Hong Kong-based company, Grand Gain Industrial Ltd. (GG), specialized in the development, manufacturing and sale of polyurethane foam cups for the bra industry, has invested US$ 3.5 million in the recently declared open BOI-approved fully-fledged bra cups manufacturing facility in Rambukkana.
Woman pulled alive from rubble in Turkey a week after earthquake; death toll passes 33,000
Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Monday, broadcaster CNN Turk reported, a week after a major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria killing more than 33,000 people.
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Moneragala tremors could be a worrying factor if it repeats
Recent tremors in Moneragala could be a worrying factor if it repeats and if the magnitude is increased, a leading Geologist in the country said today.
Teacher, three students drown in Batticaloa
The bodies of a teacher and three students who were missing after a boat they were in capsized on a lake at Kokkadichcholai in Batticaloa, were found today.
Woman who was issued 46 warrants arrested in Kadawatha
A 39-year-old woman wanted over financial fraud had been arrested by the Mirihana Division Crimes Investigation Unit during a raid in Kadawatha today.
Curricula of all grades from 6-13 will be updated from 2024: Minister
The Education Ministry is planning to update the curriculum of all grades from 6 to 13 while adding the artificial intelligence (AI) subject from grade 8.