’Floating armoury’ ship reportedly seized by Iran – A vessel reportedly operating as a “floating armoury” in the Gulf of Oman has been seized by Iranian military personnel, according to the maritime risk management company Vanguard.The ship is now “bound…
STATE BANQUET SETS TABLE FOR TRUMP-Xi WITH ROAST DUCK, BEEF RIBS
Roast duck, beef ribs: State banquet sets the table for Trump-Xi reset May 14 (Reuters) – When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sat down to a lavish state banquet in Beijing on Thursday, the menu itself read like a…
AS FLOW RISES SPILL GATES OPENED AT TABBOWA, INGINIMITIYA, MI OYA
Spill gates opened at Tabbowa, Inginimitiya; Mi Oya flow rises Colombo, May 14 (Daily Mirror) – The Irrigation Department has issued a spill discharge notice for the Tabbowa and Inginimitiya reservoirs today (14), with a total of 9,400 cubic feet…
SRI LANKA WOMEN CRICKETERS HAVE SURFACED UNHERALDED ,UNSUNG RESCUED FROM PREDATORS
Sri Lankan Girls Rescued from Predators – A new crop of future Sri Lanka women’s cricketers has surfaced unheralded, unsung and are currently in line to showcase themselves against the New Zealand second string team now touring the island having…
TRUST COLLAPSES AS MILLIONS VANISH-WHO IS PROTECTING SRI LANKAN DEPOSITORS?
Millions vanish, trust collapses — Who is protecting Sri Lanka’s depositors? – Kananatha – Sri Lanka’s banking sector is now facing one of the gravest crises of public confidence in recent memory. The unfolding fraud scandal at a private Bank…
CURTAIN RAISER IN 10th EDITION OF WOMEN’S T 20 ON 12th JUNE SRI LANKA VS ENDLAND IN BIRMINHAM
Sri Lanka meet England on June 12 in opening game . Sri Lanka women’s cricket team is scheduled to play two warm-up games against Pakistan and the Netherlands ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be held…
YEBRGUAL MELESE ETHIOPIAN MARATHON STAR DIES AFTER COLLAPSE IN TRAINING
Ethiopian marathon star Yebrgual Melese dies after training collapse Ethiopian marathon runner Yebrgual Melese died during a training session in Addis Ababa. She was 36 and preparing for the Ottawa Marathon. She died on Tuesday. Melese won several marathons,…
SIXTY EIGHT FILARIASIS CASES DETECTED IN 2025
Sri Lanka records 68 filariasis cases in 2025 Sri Lanka reported 68 cases of filariasis during 2025, with half of the infections detected among foreign workers who had arrived from India, the Anti Filariasis Campaign said. According Dr Prasanga…
MAGISTRATE VISITS MONK IN HOSPITAL ORDERS TO BE ADMITTED TO GENERAL HOSPITAL
New Court orders after Magistrate visits Hospitalized Monk A Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday ordered that the Chief Incumbent of the Atamasthana, Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, be further remanded until May 22 over allegations of the serious sexual…
TO STRENGTHEN COEXISTENCE MATURE RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP IS WANTING=PM
Mature religious leadership essential to strengthen coexistence among communities, says PM Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya says mature religious leadership is essential to strengthening harmony and cooperation among communities in multicultural areas across the country. The Prime Minister made the remarks…
