CCD begins probe into Pepiliyana Fashion Bug fire

Diplomat warns situation in Afghanistan could impact Sri Lanka

The Afghan Ambassador to Sri Lanka, M. Ashraf Haidari has warned that the situation in Afghanistan could impact Sri Lanka. Ambassador Haidari noted that maritime security in the Indian Ocean region would most be affected by the unfolding situation in Afghanistan with implications for coastal nations, including Sri Lanka, where drugs produced in Afghanistan and trafficked by regional and transnational organized criminal networks had already affected public health, while financing terrorist activ

18 Oct, 2021

With all eyes on Taiwan, tensions are building on another Chinese frontier: India

China’s increased military activity?in the Taiwan Strait?may have grabbed all the headlines in recent weeks, but thousands of miles to the west, another simmering territorial dispute on the country’s borders looks more likely to boil over first. Just 16 months ago, Chinese and Indian troops fought a deadly hand-to-hand battle in the Himalayas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the ill-defined de facto border between the two nuclear powers. And now, tensions appear to be rising again. Acc

18 Oct, 2021

Yohani sings for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Singer Yohani met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and sang for him and the First Lady. Yohani sang her popular song Manike Mage Hithe as well as a few other songs during her meeting with the President. Manike Mage Hithe sung by Yohani and Satheeshan has crossed 150 million views on YouTube. The song has also returned to the top 10 in the YouTube Global charts last week after dropping to number 11. Yohani returned to Sri Lanka last week after her first tour to India where she performed at sold o

18 Oct, 2021