New York Stock Exchange delisting 3 Chinese companies under Trump order.

Three Chinese companies will be booted off the New York Stock Exchange this month under an executive order signed in November by President Donald Trump. The exchange says China Telecom Corp. Limited, China Mobile Limited, and China Unicom Hong Kong Limited will be delisted f…

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Russian sumo wrestler, once world's heaviest child, dies aged 21.

Russian sumo wrestler Dzhambulat Khatokhov, who entered the Guinness World Records as the world’s heaviest child in 2003, has died at the age of 21. Betal Gubzhev, head of the body governing sumo wrestling in the southern Kabardino-Balkaria region, announced Khatokhov’s deat…

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Australia changes word in national anthem to reflect Indigenous history.

Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called "the spirit of unity" and the country's Indigenous population. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on New Year's Eve announced that the second line of the anthem, Adva…

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Singapore and Malaysia terminate high-speed rail project.

Singapore and Malaysia terminated a multibillion dollar high-speed rail project after the two countries failed to reach agreement after Kuala Lumpur sought changes because of the economic impact of the current pandemic. The train line would have connected the 350 km stretch …

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China’s Zhong Shanshan becomes Asia’s richest man.

China’s top businessman Zhong Shanshan rose to become Asia’s richest man with a worth of nearly $77.8 billion. According to Bloomberg assessment, Zhong, 66, a bottled water and vaccine tycoon, is the 11th richest person on the planet. It was a one of the fastest accumulations…

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Adobe Flash Player shuts down permanently.

The notice stated that Adobe will stop supporting Flash Player after December 31st, and will only support content running on the platform until January 12th, 2021. This development isn't necessarily recent. Adobe has been announcing plans to disband Flash Player since 20…

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China finishes track-laying work for Sichuan-Tibet railway line close to Arunachal.

China completed the track-laying work for a railway line linking the cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh, official media here reported. The Sichuan-Tibet Railway will be the second railway into Tibet after the Qinghai-Tibet …

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Army undertakes national driving licences printing process.

Sri Lanka Army undertook the printing production of national driving licences from January 01 and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Motor Traffic at Werahera. The special MoU was inked between Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Tr…

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India Elected Non-Permanent Member of UN Security Council.

India was elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term, winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections. There were 192 Member States pres…

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Lewis Hamilton knighted in UK's New Year Honours List.

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton capped a remarkable year on and off the track after he was awarded a knighthood in the UK's New Year's Honours List. This year, Hamilton won his seventh F1 driver's championship title, equaling the great Michael Schumacher's …

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Cristiano Ronaldo wins player of century award.

Cristiano Ronaldo was named player of the century at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards. Defeating Barcelona's Leo Messi and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Ronaldo was voted best player of the 2000s by a 23-person jury, including coaches and former players and worldwide fan v…

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Global Family Day - 01 January.

Global Family Day, (One Day of Peace and Sharing) is celebrated every January 1 as a global day of peace and sharing. It is a day where individuals and families share food with friends (especially the needy), make personal pledges of nonviolence, and spread a message of pea…

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New Year’s Day - 01 January.

Nearly the entire world recognizes New Year’s Day on January 1st. It’s also one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.  Celebrations will begin in the Pacific Ocean with Samoa celebrating the New Year before the rest of the world.  The new year has been celebrated for m…

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Euro Day - 01 January.

Every year on January 1st, Euro Day celebrates the issuance of the monetary unit of the European Union. This monetary unit is called the euro. The euro is one of the newer types of currency. The euro was born in 1999. However, the notes and coins didn’t begin to circulate un…

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China to overtake US to be world's biggest economy by 2028.

China will overtake the US to become the world's largest economy by 2028, five years earlier than previously forecast, a report says. The UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said China's "skilful" management of current global pandemic…

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Biden names Kathleen Hicks as first woman deputy defense secretary.

President-elect Joe Biden nominated Kathleen Hicks to be his deputy defense secretary, making her the first woman to hold the position if she is confirmed by the Senate. Joe Biden's transition team announced on Wednesday 30 December 2020 that former Obama Pentagon offici…

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Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2020.

Harmony Foundation hosted the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice. The Awards in its 16th year is the only award endorsed by Sister Prema, the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the organization started by Mother Teresa.  The theme for this year’s …

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Prof. Lalith Gamage appointed as new Chairman of ICTA.

Prof. Lalith Gamage has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Information & Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA). He takes over from Jayantha De Silva, who will be leaving as the Secretary to the newly created Ministry of Technology.  Prof. Gamage is s…

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Korean-based ‘Heung A Line’ expands its services to Sri Lanka

Heung A Line head quartered in South Korea launched its maiden service (SIS/CI6) in Sri Lanka with its first vessel call at the CICT of the Port of Colombo with mv. BALTIC SOUTH v. 2001W on the 22nd of December 2020. The service is jointly operated by Heung A Line in partne…

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French designer Pierre Cardin dies at age 98.

The French designer Pierre Cardin has died at the age of 98.  Legendary designer Pierre Cardin, whose futuristic and stylish designs helped revolutionise fashion in the 1950s and 60s. The French fashion giant, whose career spanned more than 70 years, helped usher in the post-…

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Ajinkya Rahane Becomes First Recipient of Mullagh Medal.

Ajinkya Rahane has won been bestowed with the Mullagh medal after India won the second game against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rahane scored a hundred in the game and was awarded the Mullagh medal. Rahane is the first recipient of the medal. Johnny Mullagh Me…

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Japan is developing wooden satellites to send into orbit by 2023.

Kyoto University is teaming up with a Japanese forestry company to develop world's first wooden satellites to shoot into orbit by 2023. The advantage of a wooden satellite is that if it were to fall out of orbit and burn up on reentry, it wouldn't release as many har…

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Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Prestigious Golden Foot 2020 Award.

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the prestigious Golden Foot 2020 award in Monaco for his outstanding performance over the previous season. He netted the ball on 44 occasions in 44 games and helped Juventus top Group G in the ongoing UEFA Champions League.  Despite missing out on t…

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Central Bank issues uncirculated commemorative coin to mark its 70th anniversary.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to issue an uncirculated commemorative coin in the denomination of Rupees 20 to mark its 70th anniversary. The Central Bank commenced operations in August 1950 and completed 70 years of its unique and valued contribution to th…

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Inflation increases to 4.2 % in December 2020

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis increased marginally to 4.2% in December 2020 from 4.1% in November 2020,  the Department of Census and Statistics reported. The CCPI for all items for the mont…

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Sri Lankan Rupee appreciates. Selling rate of US $ recorded at Rs.189.18

According to the daily exchange report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), the current buying rate of the US Dollar today (31) stands at Rs. 184.12 and selling rate of the US dollar stands at Rs.189.18 This is the lowest buying and selling rate recorded for a US dollar …

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Rupee shows signs of recovery. Selling rate of US $ recorded at Rs.190.02.

According to the daily exchange report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), the current buying rate of the US Dollar today (30 December 2020) stands at Rs.185.20 and selling rate of the US dollar stands at Rs.190.02. An increase in volatility of the exchange rate was obs…

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India will host a Global Media and Film Summit in 2021.

India will host a Global Media and Film Summit next year and it will also set up a special pavilion at Cannes in 2022 on the occasion of Cannes Film Festival's 75 years celebrations. India is a country where growth of communication technology is phenomenal and this prese…

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Australia's Cricket Hall of Fame inducts first Aboriginal player.

One of the stars of the first Australian cricket tour of England has become the first Aboriginal inducted to the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Johnny Mullagh was part of the 1868 Aboriginal team that became the country's first sporting team to tour internationally. The…

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US plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon.

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy will seek proposals from industry to build a nuclear power plant on the moon and Mars to support its long-term exploration plans. The proposal is for a fission surface power system, and the goal is to have a flight system, lander and r…

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