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AI technology to be introduced on intercity private buses to monitor drivers

Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- A pilot project has been launched to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to intercity private buses, with the aim of enhancing the safety of both passengers and dri... Read More


Two youths drown while bathing in Nanu Oya canal

Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- Two youths have drowned while bathing in the Nanu Oya canal, which flows from Nuwara Eliya towards the Kotmale Reservoir, said Ada Derana reporter. The deceased have been ide... Read More


Minister Vijitha Herath Concludes Visit to Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- During the 02 - day visit, Minister Herath, together with the UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, graced the Sri Lanka Day event, the second edition of... Read More


Heavy rainfall expected in drought-hit areas today and tomorrow - Met Dept.

SriLanka, Sept. 4 -- Heavy rainfall is expected today (04) and tomorrow (05) in Monaragala, Ampara, Badulla, Batticaloa and several other areas in the Eastern Province, which have experienced severe d... Read More


Coal shipment for Lakvijaya Power Plant arrives in Puttalam

SriLanka, Sept. 4 -- The 'IVS TRADER,' a vessel carrying coal for the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai for the second quarter of this year, has arrived in Puttalam. Accordingly, clearance pro... Read More


Oil set for steepest weekly gain since mid-July over intensifying US-Iran tensions

SriLanka, Sept. 4 -- Certainly. I've removed the extra spacing and stray formatting characters and corrected grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence flow while preserving the original meani... Read More


US diesel prices hit an all-time-high

SriLanka, Sept. 4 -- Drivers in the US are paying more than ever for diesel at the pump as the US-Israel war with Iran continues to hit Americans' wallets. In the US, diesel is mostly used by comm... Read More


Chinese Defence Attache meets Sri Lanka Navy Commander

SriLanka, Sept. 4 -- Senior Colonel Fu Xiao, Defence Attache of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Sri Lanka, has met with Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, ... Read More


UNP condemns Namal Rajapaksa's arrest

SriLanka, Sept. 4 -- The United National Party (UNP) has strongly condemned the arrest of the National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, by ... Read More


Solar technicians to require NVQ qualifications under new regulations

Srilanka, Sept. 3 -- The Engineering Council of Sri Lanka (ECSL) has gazetted new regulations to formally regulate the Solar Power Systems Technicians profession, introducing mandatory vocational qual... Read More