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Visiting IMF First Deputy Managing Director Dr. Gita Gopinath on Monday praised Sri Lanka’s “impressive progress” following its unprecedented sovereign default, but cautioned that the country must not slip back into its historical pattern of reform fatigue and economic mismanagement....

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), along with its constituent bodies and affiliated media organisations, has issued an urgent letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, calling for immediate intervention to resolve critical issues threatening the institutional integrity of the Right...

Mount Lavinia Magistrate A.D. Chathurika de Silva has directed the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau (FIB) to obtain statements from Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe and Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan Jayalal in connection with a suspected fraud involving the National Institute...

Sri Lanka has been named among eight countries expected to receive defence aid from Japan under its Official Security Assistance (OSA) programme for the fiscal year 2025, according to Japanese media reports. The proposed aid is aimed at enhancing maritime...

A tragic accident occurred yesterday (21) around 6:00 p.m. on the Badulla-Mahiyanganaya main road in the Dunhinda area, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and injuries to 34 others when a bus carrying pilgrims overturned after colliding with an...

The US has bombed Fordo and other nuclear sites in Iran In an address from the White House, Trump warned Iran must make peace or future attacks will be "far greater" He called the strikes on Fordo and two other nuclear sites...

‘If Mr. Siriwardena does not release money for the election, he should be taken to court. It is contempt of court for not acting in accordance with the court’s decision. There are several people who went to jail in the...

Advancing Digital Transformation and Human Development Through Artificial Intelligence : For 30 years, the Human Development Index (HDI) showed a consistent increase in development progress and a decrease in inequality. Although the crises of 2020-2021 disrupted this trend, last year’s...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has strongly criticized the current government's energy policy, accusing it of failing to uphold its promises of reform and instead strengthening the very fuel energy mafia it pledged to dismantle. Speaking in a special statement today,...

“I directly accuse Iran’s current Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, of being primarily responsible for initiating this Israel-Iran war. Until he is overthrown or some other process occurs, we will continue to fight against him. I never rule out the possibility...