In a bid to create awareness of autism, 13-year-old Jiya Rai from Mumbai swam from Sri Lanka’s Thalaimannar to Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu.

The swimmer, who took 13 hours and five minutes to complete her expedition, was received by a large gathering at the Indian shore led by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu.

A swimmer himself,...

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided not to participate in the All-Party Conference to be held on Wednesday (March 23), SJB National Organiser MP Tissa Attanayake said. 

The conference, mooted by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to seek solutions for the ongoing economic crisis, will kick off under the patronage of President Gotabaya...

(Reuters) - A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in south China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, China’s Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known,...

The Sri Lankan government has requested for a USD 1 billion loan and a USD 1.5 billion credit line from China, says the Chinese Ambassador in Colombo, Qi Zhenhong.

He added that the request is being considered by China.

The ambassador, Qi Zhenhong, told reporters in Colombo on Monday that China is considering a $1 billion loan and a $1.5 billion...