More than 650 employees at the Sapugaskanda Refinery, the country s sole oil refinery, face potential job losses due to its transformation into a separate public enterprise.

(Reuters) - Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran s first vice president who, based on the country s constitution, is expected to become interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

The All-Ceylon Prison Officers Union has decided to engage in trade union action by reporting sick leave from today (20) until May 22, demanding an increase in wages.

(Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday, after search teams located the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province.

Rescuers have reached the crash site of the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran s semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister have survived a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday after search teams located the wreckage.

During his official visit to Indonesia, President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.

Due to South-West monsoon conditions which are gradually establishing across the island, prevailing showery and windy conditions will continue further, says the Met. Department.

For nearly four weeks, Donald Trump has sat quietly in a New York courtroom while state prosecutors laid out the first-ever criminal case against a former US president. Lawyers from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office have called on a cast of blockbuster witnesses and produced dozens of surreptitiously recorded conversations and documents to help corroborate […]

Danni Wyatt blazed her way into form with 87 from 48 balls to set England on their way to a 3-0 sweep against Pakistan. Wyatt made the most of being dropped on 12, 79 and 81 to help power England to their highest score of the series before the bowlers comfortably kept Pakistan in check […]

Prabhsimran Singh and Atharya Taide put on 97 for the first wicket off 55 balls, Rilee Rossouw hit 49 at a strike rate above 200, and Jithesh Sharma provided the closing fireworks, with 32 not out off 15. They set Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) 215 to win. And still it wasn’t enough for Punjab Kings (PBKS). […]

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were making their way to the site of the incident.

During his official visit to Indonesia, President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. The meeting took place today (19) at the, United In Diversity Bali Campus on Kura Kura Bali Island. The discussion covered key topics such as the Global Blended Finance […]

A helicopter carrying the Iranian president has been involved in an accident, state media is reporting. State media says President Ebrahim Raisi was on board a helicopter that experienced a hard landing on Sunday.  It was also said to be carrying Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. The Interior Minister said rescuers were still trying to […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe embarked on an official two-day visit to Indonesia to participate in the high-level session of the 10th World Water Summit. He arrived at Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali yesterday (18). Invited by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, President Wickremesinghe was warmly received by Arifin Tasrif, the Indonesian Minister of Energy and […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is on an official two-day visit to Indonesia to participate in the high-level session of the 10th World Water Summit met with world-renowned entrepreneur Elon Musk today (19) to discuss the implementation of the “Starlink” service in Sri Lanka. (PMD)      

The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against President Felix Tshikedi in the capital Kinshasa, involving Congolese and foreign fighters. DR Congo army spokesperson Brig Gen Sylavin Ekenge said on the state-run broadcaster RTNC TV that several suspects have been detained and the “situation is now under control”. His […]

Vietnam’s governing Communist Party has nominated the public security minister to be the next president, state media reported, months after his predecessor stepped down as part of a anti-corruption crackdown. On Saturday, the party’s central committee picked To Lam, 66, the Vietnam News Agency reported. Lam has been public security minister since 2016 and has […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed the resumption of the “Suraksha” student insurance program, which was temporarily suspended due to economic challenges. Starting from the first week of June, all school students across the island will once again be able to benefit from this insurance scheme. The Cabinet recently approved a Joint Cabinet Memorandum presented by […]

Advisory for strong winds and rough seas issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 12.30 p.m. 19 May 2024 Naval and Fisher communities in the deep-sea areas in the South-eastern Arabian Sea and in the southwestern Bay of Bengal Sea have been warned that, strong winds accompanied with heavy rainfalls and very rough […]

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev participated in the commissioning ceremony of Qiz Qalasi, the third dam jointly built by Iran and Azerbaijan on the Aras River held today (19). The helicopter Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling was involved in an accident in a mountainous area of the country’s East […]