Sri Lanka to strengthen ties with US under Trump
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena hopes to strengthen ties with the United States (US) under new US President Donald Trump. President Sirisena congratulated Trump...
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US naval ship ‘Hopper’ arrives at the Port of Colombo
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Making a four day official visit, the US Naval Ship ‘Hopper’ arrived to Sri Lanka on Thursday (19th January). According to navy...
US prosecutors seek $14bn seizure from drug lord El Chapo
(UDHAYAM, UNITED STATES) – Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has pleaded not guilty in the US to charges that he ran the world’s...
US says Idlib strike kills 100 al-Qaeda fighters
(UDHAYAM, WASHINTON) – A US military air strike in north-western Syria has killed more than 100 al-Qaeda militants at a training camp, the Pentagon says....
After 10-year effort, US Army selects new pistol maker
(UDHAYAM, UNITED STATES) – After a long and much-criticized search, the US Army has chosen Sig Sauer to produce its next generation of handgun, eventually...
Drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman extradited from Mexico to US – [VIDEO]
(UDHAYAM, MEXICO CITY) – Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been extradited to the US, the Mexican governments announced on Thursday. He arrived...
Chinese media warns of ‘war’ with US after Donald Trump’s state department choice stirs South China Sea row
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Blocking Chinese access to islands in the South China Sea would require the US to “wage war”, an influential Chinese state-run tabloid...
Thai Pongal shows us the value of sustainability – PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Thai Pongal Message – (UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Thai Pongal Festival that started as a celebration of the first harvest during...
Chinese school sets up ‘marks bank’ to reduce stress
(UDHAYAM, CHINA) – A Chinese high school has come up with an innovative way to help struggling students – a “marks bank”. The Nanjing Number...
Trump condemns spy agency ‘leak’ of ‘fake news’
(UDHAYAM, UNITED STATES) – President-elect Donald Trump has accused United States (US) intelligence agencies of leaking allegations that Russia has compromising material on him. “That’s...