Middle East conflict : US issues Worldwide Caution Security Alert
2025-06-23
The US Government on Sunday issued a Worldwide Caution Security Alert advising US citizens overseas to exercise increased caution. IssuingContinue Reading
US pauses Student visa appointments : Here is why
2025-05-28
The US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments asContinue Reading
TikTok goes offline in US ahead of ban, company pins hopes on ‘potential reinstatement’ under Trump
2025-01-22
The Chinese short-form video service app TikTok went offline in the US on Saturday night (local time), just hours beforeContinue Reading
Winter storm hammers eastern US; over 60 mn face blizzard conditions
2025-01-06
A severe winter storm has hammered the United States, with meteorologists warning more than 60 million people in the country’sContinue Reading
US president Biden issues ‘full and unconditional’ pardon to son Hunter
2024-12-02
US President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month forContinue Reading
U.S. agency conducting due diligence on Adani’s Sri Lanka port project – Bloomberg
2024-11-25
A U.S. agency that agreed to lend more than $500 million to a Sri Lanka port development backed by theContinue Reading
US Schols : 100 Lankan students to leave for US
2024-07-25
Hundred (100) Sri Lankan students and scholars attended a pre-departure orientation this week, hosted by the Fulbright Commission and EducationUSA,Continue Reading
Top US official Donald Lu begins official visit to Sri Lanka
2024-05-13
Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu was welcomed by US Ambassador toContinue Reading
Sri Lanka T20 World Cup team meets US Ambassador
2024-05-06
The US Embassy in Sri Lanka has hosted Sri Lanka’s Men’s cricket team ahead of their travel to the USAContinue Reading
US, Australia & Canada raise concerns over Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Bill
2024-01-26
Several foreign nations have raised concerns about Sri Lanka’s new ‘Online Safety Bill’ (OSB), which was passed in Parliament thisContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to build Science & Technology University in partnership with USA
2024-01-09
Cabinet approval has been granted for the establishment of a University of Science and Technology as a Public-Private Partnership withContinue Reading
RM Parks of USA to enter Sri Lanka’s fuel retail market in December
2023-11-17
US-based petroleum distribution company, RM Parks will commence operations in Sri Lanka next month, Minister of Power and Energy KanchanaContinue Reading
US vetoes UN resolution calling for humanitarian pause in Israel-Palestine war
2023-10-19
The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have condemned Hamas’ attack on Israel whileContinue Reading
New appointments made to SL- USA Parliamentary Friendship Association
2023-02-24
Parliamentarian Chandima Weerakkody has been elected as the President of the Sri Lanka-USA Parliamentary Friendship Association, the Parliament of SriContinue Reading