Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has been 'launched' at just Rs 8,000... but, hold your horses. Here's the truth ...

We've officially entered the spiky end of the school holidays. It's the time when your calendar of catch-ups with the ...

Canada is home to 41.58 million people, according to the latest population estimates, and the average age was 41.7. At the ...

WASHINGTON, December 19, 2025—The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $50 million project to support Sri Lanka’s digital transformation. The project will promote innovation and ...

Tourist arrivals reached 2.17 million by December 11, pushing Sri Lanka past last year’s total. The bigger goal, though, was to edge closer to the 2018 peak of 2.3 million, and much will depend on how ...

Sri Lanka expects approval for $200m IMF support on Friday Will try to expedite the sixth review of $2.9b IMF programme Government to call for donor conference in mid-January COLOMBO, Dec 17 (Reuters) ...

Systemic change that offers a credible vision of the future is the only path to reversing the birth rate decline, experts warn.

COLOMBO, December 15, 2025—The World Bank Group is deeply saddened by the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. Our thoughts are with the people who have lost loved ones, homes, and ...

United Nations investigators have voiced concern over what they described as Seoul's failure to ensure truth-finding and reparations for human rights violations tied to overseas adoptions.

South Korea wants to join the undersea naval elite – and has received the blessing of US President Donald Trump to do just that. Having Seoul become the seventh country in the world operating ...

Son Heung-min and South Korea now know their path to glory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final after learning their group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.

And yet: some observers wonder whether a society as patriarchal as North Korea’s could accept a female leader. Under Mr Kim, ...