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Pakistan declares national emergency after devastating floods kill nearly 1,000 people and leave more than 30 million “badly affected” as monsoon rains continue

The Aruna Sunday newspaper reported that China has informed Sri Lanka that it would like to forego the $9.95 billion loan installments owed to China in exchange for Sri Lanka’s Chinese projects that equal in value. According to this newspaper,...

The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has issued a series of tweets with sharp criticism regarding the statements made by the Chinese ambassador in violation of basic diplomatic rules. It is mentioned in the series of Twitter messages. The...

Sri Lankans living in Europe have started a massive demonstration in front of the Geneva Human Rights Commission demanding an immediate suspension of the repression launched by the government. Its live footage is shown in the video below.

It is reported that President Ranil Wickramasinghe has taken steps to cancel the meeting of the group of members of the government which was called for tomorrow. This meeting was planned to be held tomorrow at 5 pm at the...

Air India is scheduled to start flights to Palali Jaffna International Airport next month. Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairman Priyantha Fernando said in a meeting held on Thursday that Air India intends to start operations from next month...

Mr Jaliya who died as a result of a tear gas attack was visited by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. He was a Daladagama Mahawa resident. Mr. Jaliya was taking part in the protest at the time of the incident, having...

It is reported that even though President Ranil Wickremesinghe held talks with several political parties regarding the formation of an all-party government, all of them have failed so far. It is known that this has been caused by the fact...

The media has reported that the government has decided to provide an official residence at Bauddaleka Mawatha in Colombo to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is ready to come back to Sri Lanka next week. This official residence is a...

After leaving Hambantota Port on August 22, the Chinese satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship Yuan Wang 5 is currently mapping the ocean bed 400 nautical miles (741 kilometers) south-southeast of Dondra Head, the southernmost tip of Sri Lanka. According...