Strike launched by Development Officers opposite Presidential Secretariat enters day seven
A group of Development Officers has been on a hunger strike outside the Presidential Secretariat for seven days, demanding to be included in the teach...
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Private operators demand bus fare hike amidst rising operational costs
Bus fares in Sri Lanka are likely to rise in the upcoming months, according to Gemunu Wijeratne, President of the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Associat...
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Shiranthi Rajapaksa summoned to FCID on Tuesday; CID summons Namal
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the spouse of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been ordered to report to the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Divisio...
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India raises infrastructure spending to record 12.2 trillion rupees for 2026-27
India's central government plans to allocate a historic 12.2 trillion rupees (equivalent to $133.08 billion) for infrastructure in the financial year ...
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Pakistan says 92 militants killed after attacks in Balochistan
On Saturday, Pakistan's military reported that at least 92 militants were killed during clashes with security forces in several cities in Balochistan,...
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Opposition Leader Sajith meets school dev. officers on hunger strike
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa visited the location of a hunger strike today (31) held by the School Development Officers’ Association. They are...
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Epstein files records released by US DoJ claims Bill Gates had extramarital affairs
The U.S. Department of Justice released emails on Friday in which Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, alleged that Bill Gates, the co-founder o...
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Dy Minister outlines govt measures to rebuild industries affected by Cyclone Ditwah
Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe has announced that the government is implementing steps to help re...
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US government partially shuts down despite last minute funding deal
The federal government of the United States has partially closed down, even after a last-minute funding agreement was passed by the US Senate. This fu...
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Venezuela announces amnesty bill that could lead to mass release of political prisoners
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez revealed an amnesty bill on Friday that could allow for the release of hundreds of political prisoners, ...
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More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says
Over 200 individuals lost their lives this week due to a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Lumu...
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President to meet school development officers on hunger strike
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will meet with School Development Officers who are currently on a hunger strike outside the Presidential Secretaria...
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Magistrate orders CID to record statements from teachers trained on controversial module
Today, on the 30th, Gangodawila Magistrate Ruwanthika Marasinghe directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to collect statements from teach...
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SLBFE warns of overseas-based job scam promising employment in Moldova
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has reported a serious case of human trafficking linked to a Sri Lankan man living abroad, who is f...
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Compensation for Cyclone Ditwah victims in final stages – Ministry Secretary
The Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, S. Aloka Bandara, announced today (30) that the dist...
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60% of public transport drivers in Colombo addicted to drugs - Minister
Minister of Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, revealed that nearly 60% of drivers in Colombo’s passenger transport sector are strugg...
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Worried families in India urge return of crew on ship seized by Iran
Families of 16 Indian sailors held in Iran since December are worried about their loved ones as tensions rise in the region. On December 8, Iranian au...
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Trump says it would be great if US didn t have to use military force on Iran
Donald Trump stated that he has informed Iran it needs to do “two things” to avoid military action as the US increases its military presence in th...
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US Montana National Guard supports post-cyclone recovery in Sri Lanka
The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka recently welcomed a group of engineers and health professionals from the Montana National Guard. They met with officials...
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Govt signs agreement with plantation companies to increase estate workers daily wage
This morning, on the 30th, the Government and the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) signed an agreement at the Ministry of Plantation and Community...
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Court delays decision on petition challenging remand of Kassapa Thero and another monk
The Court of Appeal in Sri Lanka has decided to delay its decision on a writ petition that seeks to overturn the remand order against Venerable Balang...
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Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a warning on Thursday about potential new tariffs on nations that provide oil to Cuba, intensifying his efforts aga...
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Agreements to increase estate workers daily wage to be signed tomorrow
The Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure has revealed that agreements to boost the daily wages of estate workers will be signed tomorr...
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