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December 6, 2024 9:07 PM
The Ceylon Electricity Board has proposed maintaining current electricity tariffs for the first half of 2025. The proposal was submitted today to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka for review, with implementation expected by the third week of January. The ruling National People's Power par...
December 6, 2024 6:16 PM
Visitors thronged the Mahindra stall at the BYD Motor Show held at the BMICH hall in Colombo. The Indian auto company showcased three of its popular cars as Sri Lanka anticipates the lifting of restrictions on car imports. The motor show is being held until the 8th of December, where several auto co...
December 6, 2024 4:35 PM
Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli addressing the World Leader Forum organised by Columbia University in New York has urged the Nepali youths living abroad to return home and create employment opportunities. He clarified that the national aspiration of 'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali' has been put...
December 6, 2024 11:19 AM
In Iran, at least 29 people were injured as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted the country's southwestern province of Khuzestan this morning. The quake, which reportedly occurred at 7:32 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 km with its epicentre at Haftkel County, also shook Masjed Soleyman Co...
December 6, 2024 11:05 AM
The head of Interim Government of Bangladesh Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought help from religious leaders to get accurate information about attacks on minorities in the country. Speaking at a dialogue with the religious leaders in Dhaka yesterday, he said the issue of attacks on minorities has...
December 6, 2024 8:28 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new Prime Minister in the coming days after Michel Barnier resigned following a no-confidence vote in Parliament. In an address to the nation yesterday, the French President rejected opposition pressure to stand down, vowing to stay in his post f...
December 6, 2024 7:46 AM
The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite was launched last night aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The launch marked the return of the Italian-built Vega-C launcher, two years after a failure during its debut commercial mission. Sentinel-1C builds on the ...
December 6, 2024 7:40 AM
In the United States, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale shook parts of Northern California, temporarily forcing a tsunami warning that led to evacuations in some coastal areas. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the notable quake struck an offshore area ab...
December 5, 2024 10:22 PM
Syrian rebels captured the key city of Hama today, bringing the rebels a major victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria. After capturing Hama, rebels said they were preparing to keep marching south towards Homs, a city that links the capital Damascus to the north and the coast. The Sy...
December 5, 2024 10:09 PM
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on high alert over the emergence of an unknown disease that has killed more than 70 people. DRC Public Health Minister Roger Kamba said today that a disease "of still unknown origin" has been reported in the Panzi area of Kwango Province. He said the dis...
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