The Ministry of Defence said that the three pirates surrendered to the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) and all six crew members are safe and the vessel is being escorted to Mahe, Seychelles.
Ninety-one per cent of Sri Lankan children have received measles vaccines, a crucial step in combating a recent resurgence of the disease after eradication, Health Minister Ramesh Pathirana said.
The Sri Lankan government will reduce the price of electricity during the next tariff revision in January 2024, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera told journalists.
Katchatheevu is a mirage that keeps coming to the Tamil people like an unasked-for vada with masala dosa when elections are around the corner. The island occupies an area of 285-acres and has no fresh water.
On Saturday Ayodhya organised a grand Deepotsav and illuminated over 22.23 lakh 'Diyas' (earthen lamps) to celebrate the festival of lights.
To its credit, the Hasina Administration has spoken out unequivocally against such attacks and crackdowns have been launched albeit with mixed results.
Notably, apparel constitutes more than 80 per cent of Bangladesh's total export and it is mainly exported to developed countries.
The controversial statement also aims to belittle Bangladesh’s electoral practices as the world at large might be led to think that elections in Bangladesh are not fair.
By ignoring long-standing issues in the pursuit of growth, suddenly the country is back to the era of rolling power cuts, with the taka and the forex reserves under pressure.
President Wickremesinghe said that had the oil tanks in Trincomalee at Sri Lanka's Eastern coast were developed together with India, the fuel crisis would not have worsened.
