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Ariana Dambarawa Hewage, a 10-year-old girl of Sri Lankan origin, has made headlines after being deemed “smarter than Einstein” due to an impressive IQ score.  According to Yorkshire Live, Ariana, who lives in Huddersfield, UK took a Mensa IQ test recently...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (16) criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accusing him of leaking details of their closed-door meeting at the G20 summit.  The exchange was captured on video, which showed a rare public display of annoyance...

The Supreme Court has received a request to name former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa as a respondent in the basic rights petition filed regarding the release of former Member of Parliament Duminda Silva. The party that submitted the petition had made...

Sri Lanka shares fell on Thursday dropping to their fresh lowest in three-and-a-half months dragged down by index heavyweights as investors awaited direction on local debt restructuring and IMF, brokers said. “Investor sentiment dented as they waited for direction on...

Mr. Hesha Withanage said that if anyone joins the government at this time, it is to fill their pockets with a deal. He said that no one from SJB will join the government. He also said that SJB will work...

Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage today (17) ordered the release of lawyer Mr. Nuwan Bopage, who was named as the 59th suspect in the incident of illegal entry into the Fort President's House on July 09, when the struggle took...

Student leaders detained under the PTA were remanded on Thursday (17) evening just hours away from when the 90-day detention order on them was to come to an end. The Convener of the Inter Univesity Student's Federation Wasantha Mudalige, and...

Opposition leader Mr. Sajith Premadasa said that there is no constitutional impediment to holding an election and there is only one obstacle. The opposition leader said that the obstacle is the government's fear that the result of the election will...

The Secretary General of Sri Lankan Freedom Party, Mr. Dayasiri Jayasekara, states that the 8 people who went against the party's opinion and became ministers in the government are issuing false opinions about the party. Issuing a statement, he points...

A meeting between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Ranil Wickremesinghe was held at Katunayake Air Force Base yesterday (16) afternoon. The South African President has come to this country for a short visit while returning to his country...