Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump he has nominated him for Nobel Peace Prize during a private dinner held at the White House between the two leaders.

The honour was “well-deserved,” Netanyahu told Trump, before handing him the nominating letter.

Trump has long called himself a master peacemaker and made clear...

An individual connected to a series of crimes, including murders, has been arrested by the Homicide and Organized Crime Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

According to police, the suspect was arrested yesterday (07) in Kalmunai and was presented to the Thirukkovil Police Station.

The arrest was made as part of an...

The Public Service United Nurses Union says that the reduction of the mandatory retirement age of nurses to 60 years may cause a number of problems in the future.

President of the union Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero stated that lowering the retirement age would further aggravate the existing shortage of nurses.

The Ministry of Health has...

The government has agreed to introduce a nationwide property tax in the first half of 2027, according to the latest staff report issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

According to the undertaking given to the IMF, the government is continuing to build the data infrastructure to facilitate the introduction of the property tax.

The...