Pulasthini Mahendran confirmed dead in 2019 suicide blast
DNA tests have confirmed that Pulasthini Mahendran, alias Sarah Jasmin, has died in the suicide bomb blast at the safe house in Sainthamaruthu on...
Cabinet authorizes to sign required documents as soon as Sri Lanka receives IMF approval
The Cabinet of Ministers has authorized the Finance Ministry Secretary or the Treasury’s Deputy Secretary to sign the Promissory Notes and other required documents...
Xi Jinping secures unprecedented third term as Chinese president
Xi Jinping on Friday secured a precedent-breaking third five-year term as China’s president as he tightens his grip as the country’s most powerful leader...
Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April – CBSL governor
Sri Lanka aims to announce a debt-restructuring strategy in April and step up talks with commercial creditors ahead of an International Monetary Fund review...
Latest Electricity Price Hike: Choose Your Own Power Cut?
by Bodh Maathura
“If you give me the option between higher tariffs and power cuts, I would any day accept higher tariffs because I can...
Collective trade union action underway today
Several trade unions are engaging in a collective strike action today (Feb. 08), in protest of the government’s new tax policy and its failure...
Ready to forego US citizenship for politics – Basil Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National Organizer, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa said that if his US citizenship or anything else becomes an obstacle to his...
Parliament must decide whether to hold LG polls – Karu Jayasuriya
Parliament should arrive at a decision whether Local Government Elections should be held at this challenging period for the country, former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya...
Ban Ki-moon happy with SL’s ‘green’ growth projects
Chair of the Global Green Growth Council, former Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon met Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at Temple Trees...
President expressed shock and sadness over earthquakes in Turkey
President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed shock and sadness over the tragic loss of life, injuries & devastation caused by a series of earthquakes in Turkey....
