Is India the answer to Netflix’s troubles?
Netflix has launched is cheapest subscription plan - a mobile-only service for Indian users. The BBC's Joe Miller finds out if India can solve the
Scientists say current global warming ‘unparalleled’ in 2000 years
Researchers have revealed that the speed and extent of current global warming exceeds any similar event in the past 2000 years, and that
Boris Johnson’s battles
I’d made my own preposterous suggestion on the phone to the then Conservative celebrity-MP for Henley in the autumn of 2002
Central Cultural Fund makes a remarkable archaeological discovery from Thoppigala
Colombo (News 1st): Personnel attached to the Central Cultural Fund made a remarkable archaeological discovery in Thoppigala. The discovery
US justice department resumes use of death penalty and schedules five executions
The US government is set to carry out the death penalty for the first time in 16 years, William Barr, the attorney general, announced on
Sri Lanka bombings: three months on, tourism workers tell their stories
May and June are the low season in Sri Lanka, but this year, following the Easter Sunday bombings, tourism ground to a halt. Hotels were
Boeing warns it may stop 737 Max production
The company reported its largest-ever quarterly loss of $3.4bn (£2.7bn) on Wednesday due to the troubled plane
Union Bank records strong growth of 52% in Profit before all taxes in 1H19
Union Bank concluded a strong first half, recording significant growth in core banking revenue with resultant profits before all taxes of
Alibaba opens door to US sellers on its oldest platform
It now offers tools to allow US firms to sell on the business-to-business platform in the US and globally
Nissan plans to shed 10,000 jobs worldwide, reports claim
The carmaker Nissan plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs around the world as part of efforts to turn itself around, Japanese media have reported
Southeast Asia will be hardest hit by melting ice; governments urged to speed up change
Southeast Asia is around 11,000 km from the Arctic and 9,000km from Antarctica, but it will be hardest hit by rising sea levels caused by melting
Singapore seizes elephant ivory and pangolin scales in record $48m haul
Singapore authorities have seized 8.8 tonnes (8,800kg) of elephant ivory, its largest ever seizure to date
16 hour Water cut for several areas of Colombo
The Water Supply and Drainage Board states that the water supply for several areas of Colombo will be under low pressure for 16 hours
Sri Lanka shares snap 8-session rally on profit-taking; rupee falls
Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, snapping an eight-session gaining streak, as investors booked profits, while the rupee weakened on
Chandrayaan-2: India launches second Moon mission
India has successfully launched its second lunar mission a week after it halted the scheduled blast-off due to a technical snag
The Silicon Valley space race
The space race between the capitalist US and communist USSR saw decades of competition to push the boundaries of what mankind could
He didn’t have a computer growing up. Now he’s CEO of Google
Google CEO Sundar Pichai grew up in Chennai, India, with little access to a phone -- let alone a computer or the internet. But it was this
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ADB assists Sri Lanka to improve railway line network
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stepped in to assist the electrification and double tracking of the Kelani Valley Line in 2020. In addition, ADB will
