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A group of Development Officers has been on a hunger strike outside the Presidential Secretariat for seven days, demanding to be i…

Bus fares in Sri Lanka are likely to rise in the upcoming months, according to Gemunu Wijeratne, President of the Lanka Private Bu…

Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the spouse of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been ordered to report to the Police Financial Crimes I…

India's central government plans to allocate a historic 12.2 trillion rupees (equivalent to $133.08 billion) for infrastructure in…

On Saturday, Pakistan's military reported that at least 92 militants were killed during clashes with security forces in several ci…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa visited the location of a hunger strike today (31) held by the School Development Officers’ A…

The U.S. Department of Justice released emails on Friday in which Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, alleged that Bill Gat…

Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe has announced that the government is implement…

The federal government of the United States has partially closed down, even after a last-minute funding agreement was passed by th…

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez revealed an amnesty bill on Friday that could allow for the release of hundreds of p…

Over 200 individuals lost their lives this week due to a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Cong…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will meet with School Development Officers who are currently on a hunger strike outside the Pre…

Today, on the 30th, Gangodawila Magistrate Ruwanthika Marasinghe directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to collect s…

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has reported a serious case of human trafficking linked to a Sri Lankan man liv…

The Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, S. Aloka Bandara, announced toda…

Minister of Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, revealed that nearly 60% of drivers in Colombo’s passenger transpo…

Families of 16 Indian sailors held in Iran since December are worried about their loved ones as tensions rise in the region. On De…

Donald Trump stated that he has informed Iran it needs to do “two things” to avoid military action as the US increases its mil…

The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka recently welcomed a group of engineers and health professionals from the Montana National Guard. The…

This morning, on the 30th, the Government and the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) signed an agreement at the Ministry of Plan…

The Court of Appeal in Sri Lanka has decided to delay its decision on a writ petition that seeks to overturn the remand order agai…

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a warning on Thursday about potential new tariffs on nations that provide oil to Cuba, intensif…

The Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure has revealed that agreements to boost the daily wages of estate workers w…

The National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) has issued a warning about a possible increase in local coconut oil p…

The Kalutara Magistrate’s Court granted bail today (29) to Jayanath Navaratne, a member of the Kalutara Municipal Council. He wa…