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SJB Member of Parliament Harsha De Silva launched a massive attack against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena while attending a press conference. Stating that the speaker is biased in the appointment of the Inspector General of Police and behaves according to...

It is reported that the next rally in the series of rallies of the new alliance held by Messrs. Nimal Lanza-Mahinda Amaraweera in support of President Ranil Wickremesinghe is planned to be held in Hambantota Mahinda Rajapaksa's Weerakatiya village.Sri Lanka...

The final journey of T Suthendraraja, known as Santhan (55), one of the seven convicts freed in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, began in the town of Vavuniya this morning. The casket bearing his remains was transported from the Poraalihal...

Sri Lanka’s relations with India are expected to deepen in 2024. Following crucial assistance provided by India during Sri Lanka’s 2022 crisis, there is greater engagement in investment and tourism. With the upcoming presidential elections, all key political actors in...

The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday (3) stated that they are ready to face it if a Parliamentary Election is to be held before the upcoming Presidential Election. It was recently reported that some SLPP members have called...

Houthi attack claims first victim, MV Rubymar sinks The Sri Lanka Navy is preparing to continue its patrol of the troubled Western Indian Ocean waters off the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, in Yemen, The Daily Morning learns. Sri Lanka’s first deployment for the Red Sea...

The Department of Meteorology in Sri Lanka has issued a heat advisory urging caution for residents in several regions due to the elevated levels of heat currently being felt by the human body. Areas Affected: North Western ProvinceWestern ProvinceSouthern ProvinceSabaragamuwa...

India has now officially eliminated ‘extreme poverty’, which can be seen through the sharp decline in headcount poverty ratio and stark increase in household consumption, American think tank Brookings said in a report. The report, authored by Surjit Bhalla and...

South Asian rivals meet in a three-match T20 series after a string of hotly-contested encounters in the recent past. Two South Asian nations are set to resume their heated cricket rivalry with a Twenty20 three-match series as they eye the...

Pakistan's recent elections were supposed to bring in a period of stability, badly needed to deal with crippling inflation and bitter political divides in the country, writes author and journalist Mohammed Hanif. Instead, they delivered a minority government - a...