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President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (11:21 PM)
Sri Lanka Customs said that the private sector has imported 440 metric tonnes of rice from India since December 09, 2024. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (6:29 PM)
Indian conglomerate Adani Group s port project in Sri Lanka will go ahead despite US charges against its founder and sudden changes to its financing, the island nation said Friday. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (2:34 PM)
The District Secretary for Colombo, Prasanna Ginige, says that the population and housing census is underway across the island and urges the public to cooperate with the officials visiting homes by providing the required information. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (9:50 AM)
The Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT) says that the Geminids meteor shower, considered as one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, will be visible tonight (13) and tomorrow (14). MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (12:13 PM)