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1,665 schools operate with fewer than 50 students each

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- In the wake of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's remarks on the plan for restructuring the school system, statistics reveal that 1,665 schools, including one national school,... Read More


Colombo Port City positive over thaw between Indian PM Modi and Chinese President at BRICS summit - Thulci Aluwihare, Deputy Managing Director, CHEC Port City Colombo

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Thulci Aluwihare, the Deputy Managing Director, CHEC Port City Colombo, struck a note of optimism for the future to the project to attract new investors from India and the Middl... Read More


'Positive sign for Indian investments in Colombo Port City'

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Positive talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit could make a positive symbolic gesture to ease concerns surro... Read More


El Nino: Govt braces for any shortfall in essential food supplies

Sri Lanka, Sept. 14 -- In the event of fears that El Nino weather phenomenon will trigger a shortfall in imported essential supplies, the government has worked out an action plan to explore alternate ... Read More


India to support Sri Lanka Army to develop AI capabilities

SriLanka, Sept. 11 -- Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who visited Sri Lanka, announced that India would work together with Sri Lanka to create 'an Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab' for the Sri ... Read More


We learnt of US concerns from the Daily Mirror only' - Iranian Embassy

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Amid reports about the presence of Iranian vessels in international waters outside Sri Lanka and the U.S. Embassy raising concerns about it, the Iranian Embassy yesterday said t... Read More


Iran-US conflict puts Sri Lanka's non-alignment to test

Sri Lanka, Sept. 2 -- Right throughout, Sri Lanka has cherished its non-aligned foreign policy under successive governments. On and off, past leaders have shown slants towards different powers, but no... Read More


Digital Era Global South should unite on common platform to bargain with Big Tech companies - Ranga Kalansooriya

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- Ranga Kalansooriya, PhD, the Asia Regional Advisor of International Media Support (IMS) for the past 17 years, has compiled his book 'The Youthquake', drawing on experiences from... Read More


Sri Lanka to be wetter than average due to El Nino

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, in one of its latest reports on Asia and the Pacific, has identified Sri Lanka as a country to be wetter than average... Read More


El Nino: Health Sector bracing for weather related diseases

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- With the El Nino weather phenomena set to trigger rainfall higher than normal, to be followed by a dry spell, the Health Ministry is gearing up to deal with a possible rise in cl... Read More