The tremors now being felt in Wellawaya are caused by a splitting of the Indo-Australian tectonic plate in two, said professor of geology Athula Senaratne of the University of Peradeniya.
Some difficult decisions must be made to build the economy, though those decisions could be unpopular, said president Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Thousands of people have offered to adopt the baby girl who was born under the rubble of a collapsed building in north-west Syria, following Monday's earthquake.
The Sun has always fascinated astronomers. And now, a new development has baffled scientists.
The High Commission of India in Colombo is inviting applications for around 200 fully-funded scholarships for Sri Lankan nationals, across various levels.
The Supreme Court has postponed until February 23 the hearing of a petition that seeks a postponement of the local government polls scheduled for March 09.
The country’s opposition is just like a group of gossiping women at the public well, said SLPP MP Nimal Lanza in parliament today (10).
Even as a political debate on with regard to a full enforcement of the 13th amendment to the constitution, SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa is planning to bring in a 22nd amendment as well, according to party sources.
The Election Commission today (10) gave an undertaking before theSupreme Court that it would take steps to hold the local government polls.
Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal today (10) without further hearing dismissed a writ petition filed by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) requesting the court to issue a writ order to the Ceylon Electricity Board to take steps to provide electricity without cuts during the period of the GCE Advanced Level examination.
