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Commencing from August 1, electricity charges will be increased by 69%. The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUSL) Chairman, Mr. Janaka Ratunayake, indicated. He also said that the CEB had asked for a 130% increase, but this increase was...

FETO threatens humanity as a whole. In July 2016, Turkiye faced an armed rebellion attempt to overthrow the legal government and establish an illegal regime. Due to the unwavering support and corporation extended by the Its people and the clever...

in parliament today Mr. Dallas Alahaperuma's name was proposed by Opposition leader Mr.Sajith Premadasa, witch takes a different turn to what was expected earlier to be a four throng contest. this proposal was seconded by G.L Pieris who is the...

To make a very decisive move, he is heading towards parliament, opposition leader Sajith Premads says. In a twitter message posted a while ago, he said to protect all citizens' rights, he will take the appropriate corrective decisions at the...

For the first 11 days of July, arrivals topped 15,000. 'Mawrata news' finds that despite ongoing gasoline shortages and an ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka managed to welcome over 15,000 tourists in July 2022.Priantha Fernando, chair of the Sri Lanka...

The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, Janaka Ratnayake argues that rather than the Rs. 20 reduction that was announced last night(17), the price of fuel should be cut even more. In a statement, Janaka Ratnayake demanded...

The majority of people do not want it! According to an opinion survey conducted by Verite Research in July 2022, 70% of the population has opined in favour of abolishing the executive presidency. Verite Research is an independent think tank...

Lebanon faces worst inflation rate in the world, followed by Zimbabwe and Sudan, according to 'Trading Economics', which sources data from governments. Since January 2022, India's inflation rate—the average yearly change in the price of a basket of goods (Consumer...

Sri Lanka is in a mess. The President has resigned, the state machinery has crumbled, the political order has collapsed. Where is the country headed? How can the crisis be solved? What lessons should the world take? Palki Sharma Upadhyay...

Chief International Monetary Fund Managing Director, said yesterday that Sri Lanka is a warning sign for countries with high debt levels and limited policy space.Georgieva made these remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Indonesia....