Daily Express Sri Lanka

14/12/2023

A proud moment for women journalists and Sri Lanka, indeed.

Acclaimed media trailblazer Sunanada Damayanthi Hettiarachchi and award-winning senior print journalist Vineetha Gamage did Sri Lanka proud, becoming the first women journalists from the country to win the prestigious South Asia Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2023.

12/09/2023

Investigations have begun into a massive ransomware attack that has affected Sri Lanka’s government cloud system, Lanka Government Cloud (LGC).

Investigations have begun into a massive ransomware attack that has affected Sri Lanka’s government cloud system, Lanka Government Cloud (LGC)

12/09/2023

[shahd-n-froi-duh] – noun – satisfaction or pleasure derived from someone else's misfortune

12/09/2023

1940 - Lascaux cave paintings are discovered in France

12/09/2023

Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, erupted for the second time in three months Sunday (10) afternoon, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, which said there was no immediate danger to residents.

Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, erupted for the second time in three months Sunday (10) afternoon, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, which said there was no immediate danger to residents

12/09/2023

Plans to establish three private medical colleges in Sri Lanka have drawn criticism from the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), a professional body of doctors that has historically opposed private medical education in the island nation.

Plans to establish three private medical colleges in Sri Lanka have drawn criticism from the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), a professional body of doctors that has historically opposed private medical education in the island nation

12/09/2023

The sun was just beginning to come out on an overcast, humid morning in lower Manhattan on Monday (11) as the ceremony to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil began.

The sun was just beginning to come out on an overcast, humid morning in lower Manhattan on Monday (11) as the ceremony to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil began

07/09/2023

Information Pollution

[in-fer-mey-shuhn puh-loo-shuhn] – noun – the introduction of falsehood, irrelevance, bias, and sensationalism into a source of information, resulting in a dilution or outright suppression of essential facts

07/09/2023

1923 – The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed

07/09/2023

Violent storms have pounded parts of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey with extreme amounts of rain, causing floods that killed at least 13 people, ravaged roads and prompted evacuations.

Violent storms have pounded parts of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey with extreme amounts of rain, causing floods that killed at least 13 people, ravaged roads and prompted evacuations

07/09/2023

On Easter Sunday 2019, six su***de bombings hit Catholic churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, killing 269 people. Quickly, the perpetrators were identified as domestic religious extremists the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama’ath), claimed by Islamic State as their own.

n Easter Sunday 2019, six su***de bombings hit Catholic churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, killing 269 people. Quickly, the perpetrators were identified as domestic religious extremists the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama’ath), claimed by Islamic State as their own

07/09/2023

Pakistan troops repelled a cross-border raid from Afghanistan by “hundreds” of Pakistan Taliban militants on Wednesday (6), a senior official said, with extra forces rushed to the rugged frontier region.

Pakistan troops repelled a cross-border raid from Afghanistan by "hundreds" of Pakistan Taliban militants on Wednesday (6), a senior official said, with extra forces rushed to the rugged frontier region