Sports News | India, Sri Lanka to Co-host Inaugural Women's T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind 2025

Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 1 (ANI): India and Sri Lanka will co-host the first-ever Women's T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind, scheduled from November 11 to 23, 2025. The tournament will begin with the inauguration and five matches in New...

45 students hospitalized after food poisoning in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Around 45 students in Sri Lanka's North Central Province were hospitalized on Wednesday after suffering from food poisoning, a police spokesman said. The incident occurred following a meal served during a Children's Day...

What a year of listening taught me about mental health in Arabic music

Modern Arabic popular music is rarely concerned with the noise inside. For decades, singers and songwriters across the region have written about heartbreak, love, longing and faith, but rarely about depression, anxiety or what it means to keep...

RBI boosts cross-border use of rupee: Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan can now borrow in INR

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday (October 1) announced a series of measures to encourage the use of the Indian Rupee (INR) for cross-border trade, including allowing banks to lend in INR to non-residents from Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri...

Travel: ‘The Gathering,’ an elephant meet-up in Sri Lanka, is a wild experience

Ear-flapping youngsters playfully fought, fuzzy toddlers rolled in the dirt, gal-pals squirted each other with water, moms nursed newborns and a brawny frustrated guy sniffed up a potential mate’s behind. In the far-off island nation of Sri Lanka,...

Four Kakinada fishermen return home after 53 days in Sri Lankan jail

After being shifted to Sri Lanka, the four were suspected of being ganja smugglers. Brahmanandam stated that while they were in Jaffna Jail, the officers and Fisheries department staff treated them well. He further mentioned that with the support...

Archbishop of Colombo fears gay tourists heading to Sri Lanka

The Catholic Archbishop of Colombo has voiced his concern that LGBTIQA+ tourists are being encouraged to visit Sri Lanka. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has declared that a “strange culture” is emerging in the country, raising concern that he’d recently...

Michael Kors Launches Special-edition T-shirts in Support of World Food Programme’s School Feeding Program in Sri Lanka

Michael Kors is offering two special-edition T-shirts made from a blend of cotton and linen and designed to support the World Food Programme. The two designs feature photographs, taken by Maxime Poiblanc, of fruits and vegetables grown by WFP’s...

Stalled Reforms and Policy Hurdles Cloud Sri Lanka’s Investment Outlook

Sri Lanka’s sluggish progress in privatising State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), rigid labour market regulations, and restrictions on foreign participation continue to undermine investor confidence, the U.S. State Department warned in its 2025...

India Vs Sri Lanka ICC Women's World Cup 2025 Match Encounter Sets New Benchmark with 22,843 Fans at Guwahati's Barsapara Stadium

Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1: The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 opener between India and Sri Lanka set a new milestone in women's cricket, as Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium recorded more than 20,000 fans in the stadium at any...

These tiny pellets are killing fish, polluting beaches, and impacting human health

They look harmless, but nurdles are not toys. These lentil sized plastic pellets are the raw feedstock for most of the plastic items we use, and once they spill into the sea, they are incredibly hard to recover. The problem is not small. An...

AIA Insurance crowned Sri Lanka’s No.1 MDRT company

AIA Insurance yesterday announced its continued dominance in the life insurance industry, being recognised as Sri Lanka’s #1 MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table) company with the highest number of MDRT members. It said with a remarkable 332 MDRT...

Singer Sri Lanka unveils latest Huawei wearables and tablet lineup

Singer Sri Lanka PLC, announced the launch of Huawei’s latest range of smart wearables and tablets, introducing world-class technology to both its retail network and wider national distribution channels. The new lineup includes the Huawei Watch...

CEAT Kelani scores double wins at World HRD Congress Sri Lanka awards

The CEAT Kelani HR team and Vice President – Human Resources Thushara Hettithantrige at the World HRD Congress awards CEAT Kelani Holdings has been recognised as Sri Lanka’s Employer Brand of the Year 2025, while its Vice President – Human...

AI startups held back by lack of GPU clusters in Sri Lanka

Experts discuss Sri Lanka’s AI challenge and opportunities Data readiness, governance and compliance seen as first step for enterprises Banking, GovTech and agriculture flagged as key opportunity areas Education and professional bodies urged to...

Melco launches the world's first and Macau's only integrated resort hospital with MRI & CT facilities

Strengthening the city's position as a growing medical tourism hub with the opening of iRad Hospital at Studio City MACAO SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 6 October 2025 - Melco Resorts & Entertainment has announced the launch of the world's first...

Online Platform Launched to Simplify Driving Licence Renewals in Sri Lanka

September 30, Colombo (LNW): A new digital system aimed at easing the renewal process for driving licences in Sri Lanka officially went live today (30th), marking a significant shift toward more accessible and streamlined public services. The...

Sports News | ICC Women's Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka Win Toss; Opt to Bowl First Against India

Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka Women's skipper Chamari Athapaththu on Tuesday won the toss and elected to bowl first against India Women in the opening clash of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, which is being played...

WWC 2025: Sri Lanka Women elect to bowl first in World Cup opener

India’s opening powerplay went at barely four an over, and in the middle of their innings, they lost four wickets for just four runs. However, a counterattacking seventh-wicket stand of 103 from 99 balls between Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma,...

Uga Prāva opens in Tangalle, Sri Lanka

Perched along the shores of Tangalle on the south Sri Lankan coast, Uga Prāva comprises seven exclusive suites with a luxurious minimalist design, a private beach, a signature restaurant and bar and a sprawling infinity pool. An oceanfront oasis...