Former Divulapitiya Police OIC taken into custody

Pesta leaf fall disease challenges rubber production in Sri Lanka

The Planters? Association of Ceylon (PA) called for urgent and broader collaboration across domestic and regional stakeholders to develop new solutions to combat the unabated outbreak of Pesta Circular Leaf Spot disease that is decimating the Sri Lankan rubber industry. While Regional Plantation Companies and the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka (RRISL) have actively collaborated to tackle the fungal disease ever since the first cases were reported in 2019, the island?s rubber production

15 Nov, 2023

UK official sent to welcome Sri Lanka’s new top diplomat to UK

An official from the UK Government was sent to welcome High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom, Rohitha Bogollagama, when he reached London. The High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Rohitha Bogollagama arrived in London on 19 November 2023 to assume duties, the Foreign Ministry said today. He was received upon arrival at the London Heathrow Airport by the Special Representative of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development

20 Nov, 2023

Pitch invader rocks Australia vs India World Cup final

Security at the Cricket World Cup final in India has been slammed after a protester made it all the way to the middle of the pitch and made contact with Virat Kohli. Indian superstar Kohli and KL Rahul were batting in the 14th over?in the huge final against Australia?when the incident happened at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The protester was intent on making a statement about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, wearing a shirt emblazoned with ?Free Palestine? and ?Stop Bombing

19 Nov, 2023