Dedicated bus lanes to be tested as pilot project

British influencer died while in Sri Lanka as part of dream trip

British influencer Ebony McIntosh, who died at age 24 on Saturday while vacationing in Sri Lanka, was in the country as part of her dream to travel all over South Asia, People magazine reported. According to a GoFundMe?opened by her sister India, the island visit was meant to be McIntosh’s first stop in “[following] her dream” to travel “all over South Asia.” “We are absolutely heartbroken to share that our beautiful baby girl and big sister Ebony has passed away unexpectedly,” India wrote on

06 Feb, 2025

Trump makes fun of Afghan journalist’s accent sparking anger online

US President Donald Trump made fun of the accent of an Afghan journalist sparking anger online. The journalist asked Trump how he intends to deal with Afghanistan and the Taliban regime. Trump responded saying he was having a hard time understanding the journalist and asked her where she was from. She responded saying Afghanistan and the President then responded saying “it?s a beautiful voice and a beautiful accent. The only problem is I can?t understand a word you?re saying. But, but I just

05 Feb, 2025

Sri Lanka to look for alternatives after Trump freezes USAID funds

By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka will look for alternatives to fund key projects after US President Donald Trump announced a freeze on USAID funds, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said. He said that the freeze on USAID funds is a decision taken by the US President and the Sri Lankan Government cannot reverse that. The Minister said that Sri Lanka will look for alternative funding sources to keep some of the projects going. Meanwhile, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said that there

05 Feb, 2025