Ajith Nivard Cabraal appointed CBSL Governor once again.

Former State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been appointed as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). President Gotabaya Rajapaksa presented Cabraal with his new appointment a short while ago today (13th), President’s Media Division stated. The…

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UN rights chief urges immediate moratorium on Sri Lanka’s use of PTA.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today called for “concrete actions” by the Government of Sri Lanka on accountability and institutional reform. Delivering the Oral Update on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka during the 48th session of the Human R…

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Taliban announce new rules for female students in Afghanistan.

Afghan universities will be segregated by gender, and a new dress code will be introduced, the Taliban has said. Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani indicated women would be allowed to study, but not alongside men. He also announced a review of the subjects students …

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SpaceX prepares to send first all-civilian crew into orbit.

Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship as part of an astro-tourist team poised to make history as the first all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit. Jared Isaacman, the American founder…

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N.Korea tests first 'strategic' cruise missile.

North Korea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said, seen by analysts as possibly the country's first such weapon with a nuclear capability. The missiles are "a strategic weapon of great significance" a…

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Britney Spears announces engagement to Sam Asghari.

US pop star Britney Spears has announced her engagement to her long-term boyfriend, Sam Asghari. The singer posted a video of the couple showing off the ring on Instagram. The 39-year-old is fighting a legal battle to end her 13-year conservatorship, which controls both her p…

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U.S. will authorize Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for kids age 5-11 in October.

Top US health officials believe that Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine could be authorised for children aged 5-11 years old by the end of October, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday 10 September 2021. The timeline is based on the expectation that Pfizer, …

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Sri Lanka-Malaysia Business Council’s 27th AGM held virtually.

The Sri Lanka - Malaysia Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce held its 27th Annual General Meeting Virtually.  His Excellency Tan Yang Thai the High Commissioner of Malaysia to Sri Lanka graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.  Mr. Khalid Farouk was elected as t…

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Viral Video: Air Hostess Dances to Manike Mage Hithe on Empty Flight.

Joining the trend, a video of an IndiGo air hostess dancing to Manike Mage Hithe on an empty flight has gone crazy viral on social media. Viral Video: If you are active on Instagram, you must have heard the song, ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ as the background track to many Insta reel…

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Prof. Malik Peiris wins top award under 2021 Future Science Prize.

Professor Malik Peiris and Professor Yuen Kwok-yung from the University of Hong Kong have won the ‘Life Science Prize’ under the 2021 Future Science Prize. It was announced in Beijing that the two University of Hong Kong medical experts, Peiris, the Chair Professor of Virolo…

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United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation - 12 September.

On September 12th, United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation celebrates and promotes the recent developments made by regions and countries in the South. South-South cooperation is a term that refers to the technical cooperation among developing countries located in the …

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COVID-19 pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide.

COVID-19 pandemic is triggering an increase in risk factors for suicide, and suicide prevention “must be prioritized” after 18 months into the pandemic that brought social isolation among the population, America’s office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ahead o…

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US marks 20th anniversary of September 11 attacks.

Ceremonies commemorating the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the United States are being held in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia and Pennsylvania. A moment of silence at 8:46am local time (10:46pm AEST) followed by a tolling bell began the program in New Y…

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World First Aid - 11 September.

On the second Saturday in September, World First Aid Day raises awareness of how first aid can save lives. It’s also a day to commit to learning first aid. This day that was introduced by The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in the yea…

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PM Narendra Modi chaired 13th BRICS Summit.

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has chaired the 13th BRICS Summit, through video conferencing. The theme of the India-led Summit was “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.” The theme chosen by India reflects the fifteenth anni…

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World Electric Vehicle Day - 09 September.

World EV Day is observed on September 9 every year. The day marks the celebration of e-mobility. Special awareness campaigns are organised globally to educate people about the benefits of electric vehicles. World EV Day was an initiative created by the sustainability media …

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Cuba becomes first country in world to begin vaccinating toddlers.

Cuba became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against COVID-19, using home-grown jabs not recognised by the World Health Organisation. The communist island of 11.2 million people aims to inoculate all its children before reopening scho…

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China building 30 airports in Tibet & Xinjiang.

About 30 airports have been either built or under construction in Tibet and Xinjiang provinces which will boost China's civil and military infrastructure in the remote regions bordering India, the country's official media reported. China has been ramping up infrastru…

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Italy set to legalise small-scale cultivation of cannabis.

Italy is set to legalise small-scale cultivation of cannabis. A reform to that effect was passed by justice committee of the lower house of the Italian parliament on Wednesday 08 September 2021. The reform seeks to decriminalise growth of up to four female cannabis plants at…

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Measurement of magnetic field offers rare peek into inner workings of the Sun.

Indian scientists, along with international collaborators, have measured the magnetic field of an eruption from the Sun’s atmosphere offering a rare peek to the interior of the Sun.  Observing the weak thermal radio emission associated with the erupted plasma for the first t…

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China launches new Earth Observation Satellite.

China launched the Gaofen 5 (02) hyperspectral Earth observation satellite on Tuesday (07th) as the country races towards carrying out 40 missions in 2021. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:01 p.m. EDT Sept. 6 (0301 GMT or 11:01 a.m…

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IOC suspends North Korea until end of 2022.

North Korea has been suspended from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until the end of 2022 after failing to send a team to the Tokyo Games. The suspension means the country will miss out on the Beijing Winter Games. North Korea did not send a delegation to the Tokyo …

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Afghan Women will be banned from playing sports.

The newly installed Taliban regime will forbid Afghan women from playing cricket and other sports where their bodies might be seen, a senior official told Australian public broadcaster SBS. "I don't think women will be allowed to play cricket because it is not neces…

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Gigantic 'shark-toothed' dinosaur discovered in Uzbekistan.

About 90 million years ago, a gigantic apex predator — a meat-eating dinosaur with serrated shark-like teeth — prowled what is now Uzbekistan, according to a new study of the behemoth's jawbone. The 26-foot-long (8 meters) beast weighed 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms), ma…

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NASA will finally launch the James Webb Space Telescope on December 18th.

NASA's long-delayed James Webb Space Telescope is close to entering service. The agency now plans to launch the telescope on December 18th, 2021, just a few months after testing completed in late August. The hardware will reach orbit aboard an ESA-supplied Ariane 5 rock…

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See the moon form a triangle with Venus and Spica tonight (Sept. 09).

Thursday evening (Sept. 9) will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest objects in the nighttime sky.  The planet Venus, which has been languishing low in the dusk all summer, at last manages to stay above the west-southwest horizon as late as the end of…

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World’s Largest Carbon Capture Plant switched on in Iceland.

A machine capable of removing 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air each year has just been switched on in Iceland. The plant – named Orca, after the Icelandic word for "energy" – is the largest carbon removal facility in the world, converting emissions into m…

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World Suicide Prevention Day - 10 September.

Observed on September 10th each year, World Suicide Prevention Day aims to promote ways to prevent suicide. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) organizes the observance. The numbers on suicide are grim. Each year, about 47,000 people die by suicide in…

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International Day to Protect Education from Attack - 09 September.

International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed globally on 9th September. In proclaiming the International Day to Protect Education from Attack to be celebrated for the first time in 2020. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness regarding the importance…

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Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan’s prime minister.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to media after he annouced to pull out of a party leadership race at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after …

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