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Omalpe Sobitha Thero filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court challenging the process of awarding the tender of 4.5 million metric tons of high-energy coal to the Black Shan Commodities Company of the State of Dubai by the...

In light of today's release of a United Nations report, which calls for accountability and deeper institutional reforms. This is to prevent a recurrence of past violations. The new government of Sri Lanka is urged to launch a national dialogue...

Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Education, said in Parliament that as a measure to save the school children from drugs including ice, school children's bags will be checked. The minister who said that a circular will be...

In Parliament on Tuesday, MP Rohini Kaviratne revealed that Sri Lanka is ranked sixth in the world for underweight children under the age of five and second in South Asia for countries facing severe malnutrition. While speaking on an adjournment...

In a media release released by President's media division states, secretary of the United States Treasury Janet Yellen has expressed her full backing for Sri Lanka's efforts to restructure its debt. The White House Press Secretary also reportedly expressed his...

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, head of the International Monetary Fund, is planning to visit India in the near future. Reports indicate that Ms. Georgieva, who is coming to India for a 2-day visit. She is also scheduled to hold talks with...

Island nation’s devastating economic crisis severely impacting people’s lives, says U.N. Human Rights Chief  Linking Sri Lanka’s past record on human rights record to its current economic crisis, the U.N. Human Rights Chief on Tuesday said “impunity” for human rights...

In the press conference held after the victory of the Sri Lankan team in the match against India, a question asked by a Sri Lankan journalist to the Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma was that Sri Lanka was not in...

Rohit Sharma played down concerns about India's form ahead of next month's T20 World Cup after successive Asia Cup defeats, insisting the dressing room atmosphere remained "relaxed and chilled". India lost their second Asia Cup Super Four match to Sri...

It was announced in Parliament that there were preparations to remove the current Prime Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena from that position and appoint a new Prime Minister. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Member of Parliament Prof. Channa Jayasumana, who is in the...