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Minister of State for Finance Shehan Semasinghe says that getting the approval of the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund is not an easy task. The minister further says that he believes that he will be able to...

The 14-year-old student, who was seriously injured due to police shooting accident in Tihagoda area, is still unconscious. His sister says that another surgery was done on the same student yesterday.

A case related to the illegal keeping of baby elephants was taken up for hearing today.(4) The case was heard in the Colombo Magistrate's Court and at that time a silent protest was held in the court premises.

Pakistan’s former prime minister and cricketing legend Imran Khan is in a stable condition in hospital after being shot in the leg during a protest march, a senior leader from his party said. “There is no doubt about it,” said...

The world’s biggest emitters won’t attend a leaders’ summit kicking off the Cop27 climate talks in Egypt next week.  The world’s biggest emitters won’t attend a leaders’ summit kicking off the Cop27 climate talks in Egypt next week. More than...

The teachers' union secretary, Joseph Stalin, stated that decisions about the teachers' dress code should be made by the teachers, not the monks. He said this in response to the monks' response to Mr. Stalin's statement that female teachers should...

Mrs. Hirunika Premachandra has made a complaint to the Human Rights Commission saying that during the protest held in Maradana, two women, including herself, were subjected to unnecessary physical harassment by the police officers. She has also taken steps to...

The Criminal Investigation Department has arrested Janaki Siriwardana who is said to have done business with Thilini Priyamali. It is reported that she was arrested at an office in the Fort Chris building.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has been infected with the Corona virus. It was reported that the former president has come to the IDH Hospital for treatment due to showing symptoms of Corona. It has been confirmed that former President Maithripala...

The Hindustan Times newspaper mentions that the loan money proposed to be given by the International Monetary Fund cannot be obtained before the end of this year, and it will be delayed until next March. According to the report, the...