Global ‘Walk for Peace’ to be held in Sri Lanka
The internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” originating from the United States, is set to take place in Sri Lanka starting April 21, 2026, led by the Most Venerable Paññakāra Thero and a delegation of twelve monks from the Maha Sangha. Spanning seven days across the island, this pilgrimage’s purpose and concept are guided by the Buddha’s teaching, “Caratha bhikkhave carikam …
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Russia bans producers from exporting gasoline until end-July
(Reuters) – Russia has imposed a ban on gasoline exports for producers of the fuel until the end of July, the government said on Thursday. It said the ban was introduced to keep the domestic market supply steady amid high seasonal fuel demand during the agricultural sowing campaign as well as due to global oil price increases. The ban does …
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NATO chief to visit Washington next week as Trump threatens exit from alliance
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for what a spokesperson for the military alliance called a ‘‘long-planned visit’’ that comes after President Donald Trump blasted European allies over differences on the Iran war. ‘‘I can confirm that the Secretary General will be in DC next week for a long-planned visit,’’ NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said. A White …
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Committee Appointed to Ensure Continuity of Public Service Meets for Third Time
The third meeting of the Cabinet-appointed committee tasked with ensuring the continuous functioning of the public service, was held yesterday (01) under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya, via virtual platform. During the meeting, attention was drawn to the progress in implementing decisions taken at the previous meeting to maintain uninterrupted public services while managing fuel and energy …
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Committee on High Posts Approves Appointments of Four Ministry Secretaries
The Committee on High Posts has approved the appointments of four Ministry Secretaries. The approval was granted when the Committee met in Parliament recently (Mar. 20) under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. Accordingly, the Committee approved the appointments of Air Vice Marshall H.S.S Thuyyacontha (Retd.) as the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Mr. L Mohamed Navavi …
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Trump to address the nation, give ‘important update’ on Iran war
President Donald Trump will give an update on the Iran war on Wednesday, April 1, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “TUNE IN: Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, President Trump will give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran,”Leavitt said on X Tuesday evening. The news comes after Trump shared an updated timeline …
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Trump says he’s considering pulling out of NATO
President Donald Trump rattled NATO allies on Wednesday morning, as he strongly suggested that the U.S. was weighing whether to pull out of the transatlantic military alliance. “I would say it’s beyond reconsideration,” Trump told the Telegraph newspaper, when asked if he would think twice about the U.S.’s membership of the alliance after the Middle East conflict is over. NATO …
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Three million Indian officials to begin counting world’s largest population
More than 3 million Indian officials are to spend a year counting every single person in the world’s most populous nation, a mammoth task delayed in part by the COVID-19 pandemic. The once-in-a-decade population survey, originally due in 2021, will start on April 1 with a short window for citizens who wish to register themselves online, the government said on …
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Vaping not safer than smoking, experts warn
Despite being positioned as a tool for quitting smoking, vaping is as potentially harmful as cigarettes and can cause both mouth and lung cancer. Despite health chiefs across the world saying that e-cigarettes are less damaging to the body than traditional smoking products, Australian researchers have made the strongest link yet between the gadgets and the disease. A team based …
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Department of Archaeology Appears Before COPA
The Department of Archaeology was summoned before the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), where attention was drawn to the progress made in implementing the recommendations issued at the COPA meeting held on 06th January 2026, as well as to the current performance of the Department. These matters were discussed at the COPA meeting held in Parliament on 19th March 2026 …
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