As relentless rainfall continues, health authorities are sounding the alarm on hygiene standards at dansals during the Vesak festival.

The China-Sri Lanka Joint Research and Demonstration Center for Water Technology (JRDC) was inaugurated at the University of Peradeniya, heralding a new era of collaboration and innovation in water research.

The Government is planning to pass a law implementing vehicle import standards to prevent malpractices and irregularities in the current process before removing the present restrictions finance ministry sources said.

Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal Company’s (CPSTL), probable irregularities within the fuel distribution system has had an indirect impact on fuel consumption data countrywide which was a significant drop due to decline in demand , ministry of power and energy sources highlighted.

Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting yesterday approved the shortlisting of three parties from the original RFQ process.

At least nine people have been killed, including a child, and 50 more have been injured after a stage collapsed at an election campaign rally in Mexico's northern Nuevo León state, the local governor has said.

Threatened howler monkeys have been dropping dead from trees in Mexico’s southeastern tropical forests in recent weeks amid a nationwide drought and heat waves that have sent temperatures soaring across much of the country.

The government is to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Official Creditor Committee (OCC) of the Paris Club of Nations and the Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM Bank) for restructuring the country’s debts before the completion of the

Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry Secretary Somaratne Vidanapathirana stated that the government intends to implement strict laws against those who distort the Buddha’s teachings.

Sri Lanka 4 x 400 m mixed relay team won silver medal at the Inagural Asian Relay Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.