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President Wickremesinghe attended the 23rd Colombo Inter National Book Fair at the BMICH this morning (22). He noted that a special book exhibition including books and documents of rare and historical value that have been taken from Sri Lanka to...

Ever since she featured in Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Pushpa: The Rise with the song Oo Antava, Samantha Ruth Prabhu has become everyone’s favourite. The actress later made her debut on the Koffee couch and now has several...

Much has changed since demonstrators drove Gotabaya Rajapaksa from office in July, the climax of months of protests after record-high inflation and depleted currency reserves bankrupted the nation. After fleeing Sri Lanka and spending nearly two months in self-imposed exile,...

A heated argument took place in parliament today between a government minister and opposition leader, Mr. Sajith Premadasa.That was when the opposition leader said that he had been invited to take over the post of Prime Minister. A minister interrupted...

As the island nation struggles to find a way out of a currency crisis and sovereign debt default, the government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to resume stalled talks on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, as well...

Sri Lanka commenced an “Ambassadors’ Forum” under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the island nation’s debt restructuring and International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme with the participation of 16 Colombo-based Missions and six missions virtually from New Delhi, the...

The President's second visit to pay his last respects is on the 26th to Japan. Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to leave for Japan on September 26 to attend the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.  Abe was Japan's...

“We were only allowed to go to the toilet for two minutes every day. We were allowed to shower once every five days, for two minutes. We were given very little food. But twice a week. " When Russia invaded...

Americares, a non-profit organisation located in the United States, has donated medicine and medical supplies worth 773,000 US dollars (roughly 279 million Sri Lankan rupees) to Sri Lanka, according to the Sri Lanka embassy in Washington D.C. The donation includes...

India is to host tri-nation fixtures following the T20 World Cup. The Indian men's team will host New Zealand and Sri Lanka, while the Indian women's team will host Australia, according to BCCI President Sourav Ganguly. "The BCCI's home international...