Murder suspect found shot dead

Galle Literary Festival to return in January 2024

The Galle Literary Festival is set to return in January 2024 on a directive issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, after a lapse of several years. With a focus on promoting the tourism industry, a series of programs featuring various art forms will be held in the areas of Galle, Matara, Ahangama, and Hikkaduwa in January 2024, the President’s Media Division said. A preliminary discussion was held in this regard at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremes

29 Apr, 2023

Chinese military raises tensions everywhere it goes

Is there any place where China is not exacerbating security concerns? Nearly everywhere one looks, China is ratcheting up tensions and flexing its muscles, whether in the South China Sea, around Taiwan, along the border with India, in the East China Sea, is steadfastly supporting Russia in a maniacal war against Ukraine, penetrating foreign airspace with spy balloons, buying off governments in the South Pacific, and stealing Taiwanese diplomatic partners. Last week, Beijing stole Honduras away a

28 Apr, 2023

India raises its logistics game, rises six spots on World Bank Index to 38

India jumps 6 places to rank 38 out of 139 countries in the 7th edition of the Logistics Performance Index (LPI 2023) of the World Bank. On 4 out of 6 LPI indicators, India has registered a remarkable improvement because of various initiatives being implemented, hence World Bank has acknowledged the efforts towards increasing logistics efficiency. Logistics play a crucial role in today?s economy and are necessary for the sustainable and balanced economic development of all parts of the country.

28 Apr, 2023