Israel job seekers protest outside Presidential Secretariat over delays – A group of people who had applied for jobs in Israel staged a protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat today, demanding solutions to the difficulties faced by them who…
POTATO HARVEST IN NELIYA PURCHASED BY GOVERNMENT
Government purchases potato harvest in Nuwara Eliya – Farmers in the Nuwara Eliya area have begun handing over their potato harvest to the government under a special purchasing program introduced to address the marketing difficulties faced by local potato growers.…
OWING TO FLOODS NO MAJOR DISASTER SITUATION-DMC
Total of 104 people sheltered in two safe centres due to adverse weather: – Claiming that there is no major disaster situation reported in the country due to the prevailing rainy weather, Director of the Disaster Management Centre, Pradeep Kodippili…
IRAN CANNOT HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS TRUMP SAYS WHICH Xi AGREES
Oil gains after Trump says Xi agrees Iran cannot have nuclear weapons – Oil prices gained about 2% after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and China’s Xi Jinping agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and as concerns persisted over…
US DOLLAR SURPASSES RS 331 MARK SLIDES RUPEE
Rupee slides as US Dollar surpasses Rs. 331 mark – The Sri Lankan Rupee has weakened further against the US Dollar, with the selling rate crossing the Rs. 331 mark for the first time after December in 2023, according to…
IN WILGAMUWA ELEPHANT ATTACK KILLS FATHER AND DAUGHTER
Father and daughter killed in wild elephant attack in Wilgamuwa A 56-year-old father and his 25-year-old daughter were killed in a wild elephant attack in the Hettipola area of Wilgamuwa on Friday morning.Police said the incident occurred while the two…
SAJITH LAMENTS” IMF NO LONGER CONFERS WITH ME”
IMF no longer confers with me, says Sajith Colombo, May 15 (Daily Mirror) – The International Monetary Fund no longer confers with him because he has been critical of the organisation, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today. He also warned…
NO TSUNAMI WARNING THOUGH 6.3 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS NORTHERN JAPAN
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northern Japan, no tsunami warning issued An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 hit northern Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Miyagi prefecture…
VIGILANCE NEEDED AS ENERGY CRISIS STILL EXISTS
Energy crisis not over, vigilance still needed: PM Harini Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said the government has managed the energy crisis through a sustainable process without placing a burden on the public, while warning that the crisis is still not…
AI VIDEOS TARGETING UK BEHIND ANTI- IMMIGRATION
Sri Lanka-linked accounts behind anti-immigration AI videos targeting UK BBC – A network of social media accounts linked to Sri Lanka and several other countries has been spreading AI-generated anti-immigration content targeting the United Kingdom, according to a BBC investigation.…
