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Hong Kong's government says that from Monday people arriving in Hong Kong will no longer have to go into mandatory hotel quarantine. Travellers will also no longer have to show a negative Covid test before boarding a plane to Hong...

An explosion near a mosque rocked Kabul after Friday prayers, authorities said. The authorities said there were several victims but the number was not yet known. Police said there were no immediate claims of responsibility. The blast was the latest...

The United States has issued travel guide lines to their citizens visiting Sri Lanka. Reissued with updates to the Travel Advisory Level. Exercise increased caution in Sri Lanka due to fuel and medicine shortages, civil unrest, and terrorism. Sri Lanka is experiencing shortages...

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has warned that if the appropriate coal purchase order is not made by today, power interruptions of 8 to 10 hours may be imposed after October 28th. Previously, the Ceylon Electricity Board...

Leaders of the political parties representing the Ninth Parliament have proposed the names of their party representatives to the newly formed National Council.  However, the Samagi Jana Balavegaya, National People's Power, and the Dullas Alahapperuma faction did not nominate members...

Coal supplier withdrew and Kanchana Wijesekara, Minister of Power and Energy, stated that the Cabinet cancelled the August 25th coal tender (22). "The selected supplier has conveyed the inability to perform the tender due to worries about the impact on...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe was said to have signed another new gazette notification last night (22). The gazette notice is claimed to be a high security zone gazette notice, and it is known that the new high security zones include the...

Cindy McCain, the US ambassador to the United Nations agencies in Rome, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on the 25th. In a statement, the US Embassy stated that they will stay in Sri Lanka from the 25th to the...

The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Dhronacharya International Business Council India, will host a business-to-business (B2B) session for the Sri Lankan corporate/business community to explore trade and investment prospects in Sri Lanka on November...

Imtiaz Buhardeen, a high net worth investor, purchased a 10% interest in Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC through his Almas Holdings yesterday for Rs. 120.5 million. He purchased 26.27 million shares for Rs. 4.60 each. The majority of the shares came...