Navy seizes over 4kg smuggled gold off Kalpitiya coast
A Navy search operation off Arichchal in Kalpitiya on Wednesday has led to the arrest of two suspects attempting to smuggle more than 4 kilograms of gold by sea. Acting on information received by the Northwestern Naval Command, SLNS Vijaya…
A meeting was held between Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa and Phuntsho Wangyel of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
A meeting was held between Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa and Phuntsho Wangyel of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) at the Health and Mass Media Ministry recently. Views were exchanged on the current performance, future plans…
SLS certification made mandatory for plastic bottles, feeding bottles
The Consumer Affairs Authority has issued a Gazette notification on regulating locally manufactured reusable plastic bottles for carrying drinkable liquids and feeding bottles made of Polymer Materials, requiring them to carry the SLS Product Certification Mark issued by the Sri…
Dollar rate in Sri Lanka today
The Sri Lankan Rupee appreciated slightly against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (02 Oct), compared to Wednesday. At Seylan Bank, the buying rate of the US Dollar has decreased from Rs. 299.30 to Rs. 299.25,…
Jane Goodall, global voice for conservation, dies at 91
A tireless advocate for conservation and one of the world’s most prominent primatologists, Jane Goodall has passed away at 91. In 1960, at the age of 26, Jane Goodall ventured to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to study chimpanzees. Her discoveries were…
Israel intercepts Gaza Sumud flotilla vessels
Israeli forces have boarded and taken control of several ships that are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which had been attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and that had garnered global attention as one of the biggest naval…
Families of disappeared demand international probe into mass graves
The Association for Relatives of the Enforced Disappearances in the North and East Provinces has categorically rejected Sri Lanka’s domestic mechanisms and called for the immediate establishment of an independent, special, international Commission of Inquiry to investigate the mass graves…
Govt to go ahead with decision to liquidate ICTA
Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne says steps are being taken to liquidate the Information Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA). Deputy Minister Weeraratne said the institution, which was established with World Bank support, has now fallen to…
Snapchat plans to start charging for storing old posts
Snapchat has announced that it will start charging users for storing their photos and videos in its Memories feature, which has been available since 2016. The feature allows users to save photos and videos that were initially posted for a…
Fair weather expected in most areas today
Atmospheric conditions are getting favourable for evening thundershowers in most parts of Sri Lanka, starting from tomorrow (03). As such, mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island today. Fairly strong winds of about 30-40 kmph can…