Items filtered by date: Thursday, 13 September 2018
Why We Wait So Very Long To Do What Feels Right
Updated Apple System Takes on Smartphone Addiction
Apple's polished iPhone line-up comes with tools to help users dial back their smartphone obsessions, amid growing concerns over "addiction" and harmful effects on children.
Growing Global Cancer Crisis Should Spark Call to Action
New data show a significant increase in the incidence of global cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, estimates a rise in new cases of cancer to more than 18 million, including 9.6 million deaths this year.
Nick Carter sexual assault charge dismissed
Sahityaratna for three eminent authors
The State Literary Awards 2018, an occasion to give due recognition to authors who enrich the field of literature in Sri Lanka, was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena, at the BMICH, on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka not falling into a debt trap - PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe shot back at economists who called out that the country was among Asia’s most vulnerable to global emerging market volatility.
2019 Presidential Elections Namal out of the fray, a brother likely contender - MR
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, while being sceptical about him seeking another chance to contest in a future Presidential Election, said his brother was certainly a contender.
SriLankan stops serving cashews after Presidential disapproval
AFP: SriLankan Airlines has said that it had stopped serving cashews, after President Maithripala Sirisena flew into a rage over cashew nuts served to him on a flight to Colombo.
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING TODAY
Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018 kicks off today
The Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018 will be inaugurated this morning (13) at the Cinnamon Grand, Colombo. The two-day event, which is Sri Lanka’s foremost economic summit and organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce for the 18th consecutive year, is being held on the theme ‘On the Fast Track to a Turnaround’.