International

In the United States, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden has named Indian-origin senator Kamala Harris as his Vice-Presidential running mate. Joe Biden made history by selecting the…

BEIJING: China has on Monday announced sanctions against 11 US individuals with “egregious records on Hong Kong affairs.” A Chinese News agency on the sanction said “this is a necessary…

Moscow: Leading Russian Daily The Moscow Times reports that “Russia has registered the world’s first coronavirus vaccine early Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin announced amid…

In Sri Lanka, all government schools have re-opened today for all grades nearly five months after they were closed due to COVID outbreak in the country. Earlier, the schools were opened for…

Victoria City: The results of the 21st Hong Kong Jewellery Design Competition have been announced, with designer Lee Wing-yan, sponsored by Luk Fook Holdings (International) Limited,…

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)welcomed a delegation headed by HE Dawood Al Hajiri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, in…

In Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa will take oath as the new Prime Minister today after the landslide victory of his party at general elections held on Wednesday. His party and allies have…

In Sri Lanka, the ruling party led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa registered a landslide victory in the general elections held on Wednesday. Mr Rajapaksa's Sri Lanka People’s party…

India has extended Line of Credit worth 18 million US dollars to the Government of Maldives for the expansion of fishing facilities at Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO). The…

In Sri Lanka, polling is being held for general elections to elect 225 members for its 16th Parliament with strict health guidelines amidst COVID situation. The voting began at 7 AM in the…