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UN backs new world map to show continents more accurately

Srilanka, Sept. 6 -- The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed a resolution calling for a more accurate representation of the world's continents, potentially changing the way the world map is p... Read More


Amber lightning advisory issued for multiple areas

Srilanka, Sept. 6 -- The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber-level advisory for severe lightning, warning residents in several parts of the country to take precautions against potentially ha... Read More


Government attempting to suppress democracy and destroy opposition: Ranil

Srilanka, Sept. 6 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe today accused the government of attempting to undermine democracy and weaken the opposition. In a special statement issued to mark the 80th ... Read More


Nalinda Jayatissa heads to Timor-Leste for 79th WHO Regional Committee Session

Srilanka, Sept. 6 -- Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa will leave for Timor-Leste today to attend the 79th session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia in Dili, the Health Ministry sa... Read More


Toddler dies after being run over by grandfather's cab

Srilanka, Sept. 6 -- A one-and-a-half-year-old girl has died after being accidentally run over by a cab driven by her grandfather in the Shivanagar area of Kilinochchi. The tragic incident occurred w... Read More


UNDP, Visa initiate empowerment project in Hewaheta

Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka and Visa have announced a new partnership to strengthen financial inclusion and economic empowerment among women and ... Read More


'3rd bell' theatre festival unites young Sri Lankan artists

Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- The trilingual theatre festival, featuring 13 original plays by 14 child and youth theatre groups from across Sri Lanka, was held recently at Kolamba Kamatha, Colombo. Hosted by ... Read More


TekGeeks and Parliament of Sri Lanka emerge winners at BestWeb.LK 2026

Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- Parliament.lk named Best Government Website and placed second overall nationally, bringing the "Open Parliament" concept to life. Digital engineering and web development firm Te... Read More


Is climate change responsible for Nepal's disaster?

Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- Global warming could be the principal cause of the catastrophic floods which struck the Nepal-Tibet border on Aug 26. No one is quite sure yet what exactly caused it, though some... Read More


Their letter which was never meant for us

Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- Somewhere in the American state of California, on the servers of the University of California, San Francisco, sits one of the world's great archives of corporate secrets -- the l... Read More