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Sri Lanka owed Chinese lenders $7.4 billion - nearly a fifth of its public external debt - by the end of last year, calculations by the China Africa Research Initiative (CARI) published on Wednesday showed, an estimate higher than many...

Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe said that countries that can provide effective solutions to climate change may threaten the survival of future mankind if they do not directly intervene in climate activities. The President also pointed out that the biggest obstacle to...

In parliament today opposition leader Mr. Sajith Premadasa and the leader of the house Mr Susil Premjayanth were seen quoting stanzas from Dhamma Pada . The leader of the opposition said that the president mixed up Angulimala and Devadatta yesterday,...

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has asked banks not to compete with each other for deposits Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said, as attempts were being made to bring down interest rates. “With the tight liquidity banks are competing among themselves...

Parliamentarian Dr Harsha de Silva raising concerns in the parliament said that Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation has crores of many to spend on newspaper advertisement and hold parties with expensive alcohol but it is pity to note it does not...

According to reports, all government parliamentarians and their wives are invited to a dinner party hosted by the government at the temple trees tonight at 7 p.m.Earlier, instead of the traditional tea party held after the budget presentation, the president...

The loyalty and 25 years of service of 90 employees of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon was recently celebrated at the 2022 edition of the Bank’s annual Seniority Awards ceremony where these employees were felicitated with valuable gifts and certificates...

After Belgium's defeat in the match against Morocco in this year's World Cup football tournament, the country's football fans took to the streets and behaved violently. Accordingly, foreign media have reported that riots broke out in Brussels, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and...

The police have revealed that the school boy's body was poured with kerosene and burnt in front of his father because the victim’s father did not pay the ransom demanded by perpetrator. It is reported that the 26-year-old suspected criminal,...

Chairman of the Election Commission Mr. Nimal Punchihewa has said that he has received the instructions requested from the Attorney General regarding the holding of the local government elections. With the passage of the 21st constitutional amendment, all independent commissions...