Five injured in bus accident

In tearful ceremony, Sri Lanka Catholics mark one month since bombings

Weeping Sri Lankan Catholics lit candles and prayed in a memorial service outside a bombed church on Tuesday, one month after Easter bombings by Islamist militants killed more than 250 people. The April 21 attacks, claimed by militant group Islamic State, targeted three churches and three luxury hotels, shocking the island and shattering a decade of relative peace after the end of a 25-year civil war. Hundreds of worshippers, including survivors and relatives of the victims, gathered outside S

21 May, 2019

Parliament approves extending emergency regulations

Parliament today approve extending the emergency regulations by another month. Extending the regulations were approved after a vote was taken. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) had called for the vote and 22 MPs voted for the extension while 8 voted against it. (Colombo Gazette)

24 May, 2019

NASA experts pick Sri Lankan student

Tynker, the leader in enabling kids to use code to become Makers, announced that a Sri Lankan student is among five student winners of the Forward to the Moon Mission Patch Design Challenge picked by NASA experts. Ishhaq Ziyam (6th Grade, Colombo, Sri Lanka); Neal Apte (3rd Grade, Palo Alto, CA, USA); Madison Morgan (8th Grade, Lewiston, ID, USA); Paxton Summers (3rd grade, Baltimore, MD, USA); and Wei Rui Teng (7th Grade, Miri, Malaysia) have been picked for the Forward to the Moon Mission Pat

21 May, 2019