Mrs. Senanayake was elected Mayor in February 2018 and held the post till 2023

Last week, I decided to involve my friends and family who follow my private Instagram account by sharing an article from the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper. The article focused on the public’s strong reaction to an Adidas campaign that showcased a biological male modelling female swimwear, which caused widespread outrage globally.

She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland

Sri Lanka Insurance said yesterday it has yet again recorded a stellar performance in the year 2022 to record a profit before taxation of Rs. 12.47 billion for the year 2022, with a combined Gross Written Premium (GWP) of Rs. 41.2 billion.

The Government has decided to appoint a Policy Committee to draw up a framework beyond protectionism to boost the shipping and logistics services and attract new investments.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi from the ruling family in UAE visited the BOI and Port City Colombo this week.

A Power Distribution Control Centre is to be set up for the WP South region 1 for the benefit of nearly 295,000 retail consumers and 626 bulk consumers with Indian Power Consortium assistance.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials during a visit to Beijing. China is Russia's biggest trading partner.

Japan remains the top market for Western investors in APAC while China hits a 10-year low.

Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in several sectors of common interests.

The Sri Lanka Navy says its divers have recovered more bodies from a Chinese ship in the Indian Ocean, raising the number of bodies found by the Sri Lanka Navy to 14.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe will have talks with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishidavisit during a visit to Tokyo from 24 to 27 May 2023.

Concluding its visit to Sri Lanka, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission says the macroeconomic situation in the country is showing tentative signs of improvement, with inflation moderating, the exchange rate stabilizing and the Central Bank rebuilding reserves buffers.

At least 20 people died and several others were injured in a fire at the Mahdia Secondary School in the central Guyanese mining town of Mahdia, officials say.

The economic crisis has placed Sri Lanka among the 20 poorest countries in Asia.

A report published on Insider Monkey noted that while Sri Lanka is classified as a developing country, it is currently facing an economic crisis characterized by the devaluation of its currency, increasing inflation, and a humanitarian emergency caused by a severe scarcity of essential goods.

Sri Lankan divers have recovered the remains of seven crew members from a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in the central Indian Ocean.

US President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy have called their latest talks on the debt ceiling productive but no deal has yet been reached.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (DAS) Afreen Akhter DAS has shared details of the US $270 million in new support that the United States has delivered over the last year

The final report, prepared by Singapore’s Subana Jurong Company, concerning the development of the Western Province under the Metropolitan Development Project, will be submitted to Sri Lankan authorities within four months.

Mr. Atula Senaratne, the former professor of Geography Department of University of Peradeniya stated that NASA has identified the lowest point of gravity on the earth as the southern tip of Sri Lanka.