Sujeewa steps down from politics after losing polls

Carney?s Liberals win narrow victory in Canada?s election

The Liberal Party has won the federal election in Canada, culminating a process marked by U.S. President Donald Trump threats on a trade war and of making the country the 51st American state. With this result, the Liberal Party’s leader and current prime minister, Mark Carney, will remain in the job, and will form a new government with a new cabinet. It’s still unclear if the liberals will have a majority in the Parliament or whether they will need to look for alliances with other parties. Ca

29 Apr, 2025

Sri Lanka?s national school meal programme receives a boost

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) in partnership with World Food Program USA is helping to bolster Sri Lanka?s national school meal programme through a contribution of US$1 million. The funding supports the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Sri Lanka?s Home Grown School Feeding and rice fortification projects that allow children to receive nutrient-rich food in school. Through this generous contribution, 100,000 children in selected schools are receiving rice fortified with i

30 Apr, 2025

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister pays last respects to Pope Francis

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath paid his last respects to Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday. The Foreign Minister paid his last respects to His Holiness Pope Francis at St. Peter?s Basilica, Vatican City. Pope Francis was laid to rest in private in a simple underground tomb in keeping with his wishes, in a church outside the Vatican grounds. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presided over the funeral ceremony and said the world ought to?’build bridges, not walls’ to honor the la

26 Apr, 2025