Egypt inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday, marking the completion of a US$1 billion project more than two decades in the making. Touted as the world’s largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilization, the landmark complex near the Giza Pyramids aims to boost the country’s tourism industry and revitalise its economy. The museum houses over 50,000 artifacts, including the full collection of treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamun, displayed together for the first time since their discovery in 1922. World leaders, including monarchs and heads of state, attended the opening ceremony in Cairo, which Egypt’s presidency hailed…
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Kane Williamson has announced his immediate retirement from T20 internationals. The former New Zealand captain retires with 2575 runs from 93 appearances in the format, with his final match coming at last year’s T20 World Cup. He will continue to play ODIs and Test Cricket for New Zealand. (Newswire) The post Kane Williamson retires from T20Is appeared first on Newswire.
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s current foreign exchange inflows were 2,337 million US dollars in September, down from 2,521 million dollars in August, while imports surged over 300 million dollars to 2,048 million US dollars, official data showed. Gross current inflows exceeded merchandise imports by only 289 million US dollars in September down from around 600 million US dollars consistently over the past year. Personal vehicle imports were 227.5 million dollars in September up from 198.9 million US dollars in August. In September fuel imports were 440 million US dollars in September up from 255 million US dollars a month earlier,…
Photo courtesy of viacation It is not proper to begin a book review on an autobiographical note but in this case I make an exception. I first met Don Stadtner, author of Sacred Sites of Sri Lanka, through an email in 2020. He had read an article of mine and questioned me about it. I can’t remember what the article was but I remember being struck by his enthusiasm. In one of his first emails, he mentioned that he was writing a book and that it was about some cultural sites in Sri Lanka. Don and I finally met in…
Conducting tuition classes targeting the 2025 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) Examinations will be prohibited from midnight of November 4, the Department of Examinations said.
A 39-year-old person was arrested while in possession of a foreign-made pistol, a magazine and 13 rounds of live ammunition at Peellawatte in Minuwangoda this morning.
Some 45 rounds of live ammunition for T-56 rifles were recovered while abandoned in a cinnamon estate in Aluthwatte in Udugama this afternoon.
Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said “poor governance” was the reason behind uprisings that led to change of governments in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka over the past three-and-a-half years. Delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture on governance on the occasion of the National Unity Day on Friday (October 31, 2025), Mr. Doval said governance plays a “seminal role” in “nation-building process” and in securing the nation-state. “The rise and fall of the great empires, monarchies, oligarchies, aristocracies or democracies is actually a history of their governance. In the recent cases of regime change through non-constitutional methods in Bangladesh,…
A generational prohibition on tobacco went into effect in the Maldives on Saturday, the country’s Health Ministry said. Maldives is now the only country in the world with such a ban. The measure will apply to anyone born after January 2007. The policy received backing from President Mohamed Muizzu earlier this year. A statement from the Health Ministry said the goal of the ban is to “protect public health and promote a tobacco-free generation.” “Under the new provision, individuals born on or after January 1, 2007 are prohibited from purchasing, using, or being sold tobacco products within the Maldives,” the…
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge will vacate her official residence at Independence Avenue Colombo within the next few days, the former President’s media unit said.
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s energy minister Kumara Jayakody said the country cannot have cheap energy if the Ceylon Electricity Board is pressured to buy power at high prices from private parties and households, amid calls to raise prices paid for solar power. “On one side you are question us why we are not bringing down electricity bills,” Minister Jayakody told parliament. “On the other side you are asking why renewable prices are being brought down. In no world can that type of business be operated. It is not possible to buy at high prices and sell at low prices. “If…
National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, speaking at a lecture on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, stressed the importance of strong governance in shaping nations.
The Sri Lanka Navy arrested six suspects along with a local multi-day trawler suspected of smuggling narcotics on the high seas off the western coast of the island.
A woman who was seen arguing with the traffic police while obstructing their duties, as shown in a viral video on social media, has been arrested.
A stampede at a temple in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh killed at least nine people early on Saturday, a state official said, with several injured.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, securing another term in office amid days of unrest across the country.
The owner of a foreign employment agency in Maharagama has been remanded until November 14 over allegations of defrauding more than Rs. 740 million from job seekers by promising employment opportunities in Romania. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) told the Gangodawila Magistrate’s Court that around 470 complaints had been lodged with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) against the suspect agency. The bureau had later referred the complaints to the CID for investigation. The suspect, who surrendered to court through his attorneys on October 30, was remanded the following day. The Magistrate also directed the CID to take…
The motorcycle used by the gunmen in the killing of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara has been recovered while abandoned in a forest in Buttala.
The government is to amend the Employees’ Provident Fund(EPF) Bill, a statement from the Labour Ministry said.
A 39-year-old man from Peellawatta, Minuwangoda, was arrested today (1 November) by the Western Province North Crime Division after being found in possession of a foreign-made pistol, one cartridge, and 13 live rounds, police said. The arrest followed a tip-off that prompted police to conduct a raid in the area. The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Minuwangoda Magistrate’s Court tomorrow (2 November), where authorities will seek a 48-hour detention order. The Western Province North Crime Division is conducting further investigations. The post Man arrested with foreign-made pistol and live rounds appeared first on Newswire.