Sri Lankan engineer awarded by the UN for anti-flooding system
by Melani Manel Perera Nadeesha Chandrasena has received the Global Award for Intellectual Property (WIPO) for her ‘Smart Drain’, an...
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After Trump meeting, Philippines still with 19 per cent tariffs but boosting alliance against China
During Marcos’s visit to the White House, the US president confirmed only slightly lower than expected tariffs on Philippine exports....
Japanese Delegation to Explore Investment Priorities in Sri Lanka
A discussion took place yesterday afternoon (24) at the Presidential Secretariat between the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath...
Five Ambassadors and a High Commissioner Present Credentials to the President
Five newly appointed ambassadors and one high commissioner to Sri Lanka officially presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake...
One billion dollars in compensation for the X-Press Pearl incident
by Melani Manel Perera The container ship that sank in 2021 off the coast of Sri Lanka caused one of...
Sri Lanka to join China-ASEAN Expo in September as special partner
Sri Lanka is set to participate as a Special Partner Country in the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) taking place from...
Pope Leo’s childhood home is to become a tourist site
According to foreign media, the modest brick home in the Chicago suburb of Dolton, population 21,000, was sold by its...
Russia reiterates support for Sri Lanka in BRICS
Russia reiterated support for Sri Lanka in BRICS, an intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia,...
Engine fuel supply was cut just before Air India jet crash, preliminary report says
A cut in the fuel supply to the engines caused last month’s Air India crash that killed 260 people, a...
Ship sunk by Houthis: 11 sailors missing, some in the hands of militiamen
At least four people are reported dead in the attack that saw the Yemeni group resume hostilities against maritime trade...
