Wearing face masks outdoors made mandatory again

Massive piece of space junk to fall near Sri Lanka

A huge piece of space debris ? which may date from the Apollo space missions ? is on a collision course with Earth and is expected to fall near Sri Lanka, the Independent reported. Scientists warn the manmade junk, officially designated WT1190F but nicknamed WTF, will strike Earth at about 6.15am on November 13. Much of the hollow object, which may be a spent rocket stage or panelling shed by a recent Moon mission, should burn up in the atmosphere. But any remnants could dive bomb from the sk

27 Oct, 2015

Top US official on women’s issues in Sri Lanka

Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women?s Issues at the US State Department, Catherine Russell is on travel to Sri Lanka October 27 ? 29. While in Sri Lanka, Ambassador Russell will meet with government officials, members of civil society, entrepreneurs, and religious leaders to discuss a broad range of issues, including gender-based violence, women?s economic empowerment, and women?s inclusion in peace and security. Prior to assuming this position in August 2013, Ambassador Russell served as Dep

27 Oct, 2015

Bangladesh to sign FTA with Sri Lanka soon

Bangladesh will ?soon? sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka to reduce trade barriers, Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said. All formalities have been completed, the minister told reporters after meeting Sri Lankan High Commissioner Yasoja Gunasekera on Tuesday, BD News 24 reported. He, however, said that ?some complications? remain on export duty. ?We have proposed to reduce the duty on export from 13.5 to 5 percent in order to boost the trade between the two countri

28 Oct, 2015