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Sri Lankans living in Switzerland have organized a protest campaign in Geneva in response to the Galle face attack. Here is a video about it.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) is concerned about what Lanka Coal Company (LCC) is doing to obtain coal on credit for the country's sole coal power plant in Norochcholai. Given the state of the Sri Lankan economy,...

Gold prices fell to a more than one-year low on Thursday (21), as investors awaited the European Central Bank's (ECB) policy announcement, as the prospect of aggressive policy tightening by major central banks weighed on the non-interest-bearing metal's appeal. Spot...

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has scheduled a pre-trial conference for August 26, 2022. Clifford Chance's Robert Houck, John Alexander, and Benjamin Berringer are representing Sri Lanka. HRB is seeking full payment from...

Canadian lawmaker Gary Anandasangaree called on his government to impose sanctions on former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday, days after they lost immunity from prosecution. Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka last week and is...

The opposition leader, Mr. Sajith Premadasa, has also issued a statement in response to Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe's request to Japan not to give money to Sri Lanka during the war. Some of us believe we have a president capable of...

The preceding week was a positive one for the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), with increased volumes observed as investor sentiments improved in the aftermath of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation. Trading in the Colombo bourse has been on an upward...

The Kelanitissa Combined Cycle Power Station shut down on Friday night (22) after running out of naphtha fuel, according media reports. According to Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Spokesman Andrew Navamani, a timeline for the Kelanitissa station's reopening is unknown, as...

Wikileaks has released a document relating to a 2007 conversation between Sri Lanka's newly elected President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, and the Japanese government. The document was released just hours after Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as Sri Lanka's eighth Executive President in...

Reliable source informs that Sri Lankan cricketer Kusal Janith Perera requires immediate shoulder surgery due to a strain sustained while playing the game.Perera has been out of the game since the T20 World Cup due to a shaky patch with...