IMF Chief commends ongoing economic stabilization efforts
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva has commended the government’s efforts in stabilizing the country’s economy and in managing recent economic and natural shocks. MORE..
- Govt. to obtain US$50 million from World Bank for Digital Transformation Project
- Iran says ‘guiding principles’ agreed with US at nuclear talks
- Upali Pannilage named in committee probing controversial release of 323 containers
- Water supply to several areas in Colombo disrupted due to pipeline breakdown
- Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
- Low pressure system persists in Bay of Bengal; 128 mm rainfall in Batticaloa
- President holds talks with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in Delhi
- French President praises India’s growing global influence in innovation
- US says it ‘supports’ UK Chagos Islands deal
- Adani Group to invest $100 billion in renewable-powered AI data centres by 2035
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US says it ‘supports’ UK Chagos Islands deal
The US government has given its official backing to the UK’s plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back an important military base. MORE..
President holds talks with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in Delhi
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has met US President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for South and Central Asia and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in Delhi this morning (18). MORE..
Low pressure system persists in Bay of Bengal; 128 mm rainfall in Batticaloa
The highest rainfall of 128.9 mm was recorded from Batticaloa yesterday (17), the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
The Vatican will not participate in U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” initiative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s top diplomatic official, said on Tuesday while adding that efforts to handle crisis situations should be managed by the United Nations. MORE..
Water supply to several areas in Colombo disrupted due to pipeline breakdown
Water supply to several areas in and around Colombo has been disrupted today following a sudden breakdown in the main transmission pipeline from Ambatale to Dehiwala, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced. MORE..
Upali Pannilage named in committee probing controversial release of 323 containers
Minister Dr. Upali Pannilage has been appointed as a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee tasked with investigating the release of 323 containers without proper physical inspection. MORE..
Iran says ‘guiding principles’ agreed with US at nuclear talks
Iran has said it has reached an understanding with the US on the main “guiding principles” to resolve their dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. MORE..
Govt. to obtain US$50 million from World Bank for Digital Transformation Project
The government has decided to obtain the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) fund equal to US$ 50 million from the World Bank Group to implement the Sri Lanka Digital Transformation Project. MORE..
Christians to observe Ash Wednesday as Lent begins
Christians across the world are preparing for Lent through prayer, fasting and community service as the 40-day period of reflection approaches. MORE..
Woman killed, child injured in Mahiyanganaya bus accident
A woman has been killed while a child sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred near the 48th milepost on the Mahiyanganaya– Diyatalawa road, police stated. MORE..
GMOA raises alarm over public and professional safety after lawyer’s murder
The brutal shooting and killing of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda last week has once again raised serious concerns regarding the safety of citizens and professionals in the country, the GMOA stated. MORE..
Peru’s Congress removes President Jose Jeri after 4 months in office
Peru’s Congress voted on Tuesday to censure the country’s interim president, effectively ending the brief tenure of Jose Jeri after just over four months in office. MORE..
Former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake to be produced in court today
Former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake is scheduled to be produced in court once again today (18). MORE..
Several Arab, Islamic countries welcome holy month of Ramadan
Several Arab and Islamic countries will welcome the holy month of Ramadan today, while others will start fasting a day later.
Heavy rainfall above 75 mm expected in parts of the island today
Showers will occur at times in the Northern, North-central, Central, Uva, Eastern and Southern provinces today (18), the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
President holds talks with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in Delhi
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has met US President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for South and Central Asia and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in Delhi this morning (18). MORE..
Low pressure system persists in Bay of Bengal; 128 mm rainfall in Batticaloa
The highest rainfall of 128.9 mm was recorded from Batticaloa yesterday (17), the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
The Vatican will not participate in U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” initiative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s top diplomatic official, said on Tuesday while adding that efforts to handle crisis situations should be managed by the United Nations. MORE..
Water supply to several areas in Colombo disrupted due to pipeline breakdown
Water supply to several areas in and around Colombo has been disrupted today following a sudden breakdown in the main transmission pipeline from Ambatale to Dehiwala, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced. MORE..
Upali Pannilage named in committee probing controversial release of 323 containers
Minister Dr. Upali Pannilage has been appointed as a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee tasked with investigating the release of 323 containers without proper physical inspection. MORE..
Iran says ‘guiding principles’ agreed with US at nuclear talks
Iran has said it has reached an understanding with the US on the main “guiding principles” to resolve their dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. MORE..
Govt. to obtain US$50 million from World Bank for Digital Transformation Project
The government has decided to obtain the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) fund equal to US$ 50 million from the World Bank Group to implement the Sri Lanka Digital Transformation Project. MORE..
Christians to observe Ash Wednesday as Lent begins
Christians across the world are preparing for Lent through prayer, fasting and community service as the 40-day period of reflection approaches. MORE..
Woman killed, child injured in Mahiyanganaya bus accident
A woman has been killed while a child sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred near the 48th milepost on the Mahiyanganaya– Diyatalawa road, police stated. MORE..
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Technology
Adani Group to invest $100 billion in renewable-powered AI data centres by 2035
India’s Adani Group said on Monday it will invest $100 billion by 2035 to build renewable-energy-powered data centres designed for Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads, marking one of the country’s largest private commitments to digital infrastructure. MORE..
French President praises India’s growing global influence in innovation
French President praises India’s growing global influence in innovation
French President Emmanuel Macron praised India’s growing global influence in innovation, highlighting Indian-origin CEOs leading major multinational companies from IBM to Microsoft at the India–France Innovation Forum in Mumbai. MORE..
YouTube restored after suffering outage for two hours
YouTube restored after suffering outage for two hours
YouTube experienced an access outage starting at around 6:30 a.m. today, with all functions restored by around 08:30 a.m. MORE..
YouTube down in USA: Tens of thousands of users face problems amid outage
YouTube down in USA: Tens of thousands of users face problems amid outage
Alphabet-owned tab YouTube was down for more than 320,000 users in the United States on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. MORE..
Entertainment
Bad Bunny makes history with new career milestone
Bad Bunny continues to leap to new heights. MORE..
Man charged with terrorism offences over Taylor Swift concert attack plot
Man charged with terrorism offences over Taylor Swift concert attack plot
A man has been charged with terrorism-related offences over a plot to carry out an attack at a Taylor Swift concert in 2024. MORE..
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and ‘Godfather’ mainstay, dead at 95
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and ‘Godfather’ mainstay, dead at 95
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two “Godfather” movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in “Tender Mercies,” has died at age 95. MORE..
‘Wuthering Heights’ dominates global box office with $82 million, ‘GOAT’ scores $47.6 million worldwide
‘Wuthering Heights’ dominates global box office with $82 million, ‘GOAT’ scores $47.6 million worldwide
“Wuthering Heights” was No. 1 at the global box office with $82 million, ranking as the top worldwide debut of the year. MORE..
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Sports
Matheesha Pathirana likely to be ruled out of 2026 T20 World Cup
Speedster Matheesha Pathirana is likely to miss the remainder of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup due to the calf injury he sustained while bowling against Australia on Monday (16). MORE..
Six athletes to compete under Russian flag at Paralympics
Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will compete under their nations’ flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympics. MORE..
T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka’s Super 8 opponents confirmed
Sri Lanka’s opponents during the Super 8 stage of the 2026 T20 World Cup- scheduled to begin later this week - has been confirmed. MORE..
T20 World Cup: New Zealand beat Canada to seal place in Super Eight round
New Zealand defeated Canada by 8 wickets to seal a place in the Super Eight round of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Dasun Shanaka deems Sri Lanka’s display vs Australia as ‘one of the best’
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka on Monday described his team’s win over Australia in the T20 World Cup here as “one of the best performances in recent past”. MORE..
