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A tweet by US Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya recently indicated the meeting she had with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry. Discussions had been centered around SriLanka's work to ensure political reforms, protect the most vulnerable, and advanced...

A 33-year-old technology entrepreneur named "Raj" aka Rajan Munasinghe, of Sri Lankan origin, was shot dead by a police officer in Austin, Texas, USA. The shooting took place in the early hours of November 15, when Raj Munasinghe was returning...

On November 12, when two women who were walking from Kalutara to Galle face were arrested in Panadura area. Panadura South Headquarters Police Inspector Chamindra Pinto, who was present at the event, grabbed two women police officers by the neck...

Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, said in a recent tweet that Sri Lanka needed to install a currency board and deactivate the central bank. He is also a senior fellow...

Election Commission Chairman Attorney at law Nimal G. Punchihewa said that the Supreme Court has ruled on several occasions that neither the government nor the Election Commission can postpone elections.. In a statement to the media, he has indicated that...

Below is a post that is currently circulating on social media. We publish what was written there without any amendment. This is what happens amidst V8 scene Aranya Senasana, which does not even receive alms. About fifteen kilometers from Wellawaya,...

Sri Lanka is likely to miss the December deadline for IMF package due to delay in restructuring of its debt. The IMF package would give 2.9 billion dollars in tranches over a period of four years after Sri Lanka attains...

Sri Lankan opposition MP Shankian Rasamanikam has warned about anti-China protests in the country. He has said that due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country, the campaign of ‘Go back to China’ may start. He said that the...

Firefighters are battling a fire that broke out at a private factory in Galborella, Kelaniya on Monday (5) morning. Sri Lanka Police said that six fire trucks are on the scene to battle the blaze. The cause of the fire...

Rumours in circulation that remittances of expatriates will be taxed or forcibly converted into Sri Lankan rupees, are completely false, Central Bank said. “Overseas remittances can be kept in expatriates’ bank accounts in foreign currency and be converted into Sri...