Rishad Bathiudeen, wife and father-in-law remanded

NASA includes Sri Lankan in crew for simulated Mars journey

NASA has selected a new crew of four volunteers, including a Sri Lankan, to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at the agency?s Johnson Space Center?in Houston. Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara will step into the agency?s Human Exploration Research Analog, or?HERA, on Friday, May 10. Once inside, the team will live and work like astronauts for 45 days. The crew will exit the facility on June 24 after they ?return? to Earth. Jose B

17 Apr, 2024

Sri Lanka tells G-24 country’s economy has stabilised

Sri Lanka informed the G-24 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors that the country’s economy has now stabilised. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe told the delegates during the IMF/WB Spring meetings in Washington that the growth momentum in Sri Lanka has commenced. “Highlighted the deep and wide ranging economic reform programme adopted to address fundamental macroeconomic vulnerabilities that contributed to the economic crisis, including significant fiscal reforms, monetary

16 Apr, 2024

Colombo street vendor arrested for harassing tourist

A street food vendor in Colombo has been arrested for harassing a tourist and attempting to charge Rs. 1,900 for a Kottu. The street food vendor was seen on a video which went viral on social media attempting to charge Rs. 1,900 for a Kottu, a popular meal in Sri Lanka. On suspicion the tourist asked another employee how much the Kottu was but the employee asked the vendor how much to quote and the vendor replied with the same price. The vendor then tells the tourist he cannot ask his employe

16 Apr, 2024