Leo XIV: “Leaders of nations, listen to the cry of the poor”
Today, World Day of the Poor, Prevost had lunch with 1,300 poor and marginalised people. Homily in St Peter's Basilica:...
Month: November 2025
India arrests suspect in New Delhi car blast that killed 10
India’s anti-terror investigating agency said Sunday it arrested a man from Indian-controlled Kashmir on suspicion of conspiring with a suicide...
Armed Forces Remembrance and Poppy Day Commemoration 2025
The Armed Forces Remembrance and Poppy flower celebration Day commemoration ceremony was held on 16th of November 2025 at the...
Sex workers join force for legal recognition
New organisation formed with 10,000 sex workers Poverty, divorces push women into it Some women indulge in prostitution with the connivance of...
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2025 Begins Under the Patronage of the Prime Minister
All sectors must work in collective effort to empower local entrepreneurs for a digital economy. Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya...
Proposal to replace polythene bags with eco-friendly paper bags
The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture, and Resource Sustainability has proposed that the Ministry consider producing an environmentally friendly...
Protests in Mannar against the construction of wind farms have ended!
The ongoing protest demanding to halt the construction of wind farms in the Mannar district and the refusal to grant...
SriLankan Airlines unveils new self-check-in kiosks
SriLankan Airlines’ Airport and Ground Services, the sole ground handling provider at Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), has expanded...
Nov. 21 rally not to elevate anyone to power, but to remind govt of promises – Namal
MP Namal Rajapaksa has accused the government of carrying out a severe crackdown on public servants, stating that the current...
Japan triples ” departure tax” to combat mass tourism
To combat overtourism, the Japanese government will increase the tax paid by foreign tourists when they leave the country: from...
