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President summons tri-forces to maintain public order in all districts of the island beginning August 22nd, according to an extraordinary gazette issued today. Many see this as necessary because the next parliament meeting is on the 29th, and to keep...

According to reports, the US government has filed a case against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a US court. This case was also filed based on several incidents that occurred before Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapakse revoked his American citizenship in 2019....

In order to obtain approval from the International Monetary Fund's Executive Board to extend an extended funding facility to Sri Lanka, the International Monetary Fund stated in a statement that it requires sufficient assurances from creditors that Sri Lanka will...

Governor of central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe asserts ' price reduction were due to maintaining exchange rate at some stable level not due to allowing open account imports. Further to this he stressed the need of...

During the first half of 2022, the Colombo district's Land Value Indicator (LVI) increased to 186.9. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka's Statistics Department announced this week that the latest LVI measure shows an annual increase of 17 percent and...

Sri Lankan apparel exporters are currently promoting the industry's manufacturing excellence at the Magic Sourcing Exhibition in Las Vegas, USA, in an effort to increase market share in the United States. The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration...

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has the right to return to the country, but he should be tried for allegations of financial mismanagement because he no longer has legal immunity, said Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today. SJB CEO Ajith P. Perera...

⦁ Sri Lanka's mountain tigers facing unfortunate extinctions?⦁ Man vs animal conflict in a different perspective.⦁ Will Wild life dept. be able to cope this successfully? The recent persecution of wildlife. Several such incidents were reported in different parts of...

The Government Information Department stated that six deaths COVID-19 deaths were reported for Thursday (18). Four of the deceased were identified as those over the age of 60 years, while the other two were under 30 years of age. Meanwhile,...

Minister Bandula Gunawardena faced criticism from passengers aboard a bus, who asked him not to "put on a show" by inconveniencing the passengers. (19), The National Transport Commission (NTC) launched a pilot project for an Electronic Card to replace bus...