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India and Japan have agreed to work together on assisting crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the Hindu reported. The Japanese government made the announcement in a statement following a recent meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida…
Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for the use of forged documents to obtain a passport. The Colombo Magistrate’s Court also imposed a fine…
People who are over 20 years of age are requested to get their COVID-19 fourth vaccine dose, including first, second, and third doses against the coronavirus, from the CMC Vaccination Centres today, Colombo Regional Epidemiologist…
1972 Constitution in Retrospect – I By Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne President’s Counsel This week marks the 50th anniversary of Sri Lanka becoming a republic. We observe the anniversary at a time when the large majority…
Fares of luxury buses plying on highways have been increased in line with the hike in fuel prices, the National Transport Commission (NTC) announced today. The NTC said the fares of luxury highway buses have…
An 18-year-old gunman opened fire on Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade…
The World Bank says it does not plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka until an adequate macroeconomic policy framework is in place. Issuing a statement, the Worl Bank said, “Recent media reports have…
A protest is being held outside the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) building in Fort urging the officials to arrest former minister Johnston Fernando over the incidents at Kollupitiya and Galle Face Green on May 9.…
The proposed 21st constitutional amendment will be taken up for consideration by the Cabinet next week. It was presented to the Cabinet by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe. The bill, if enacted, will seek to reintroduce…
Bus fares of the Ceylon Transport Board (CTB) and private buses have been increased, the National Transport Commission (NTB) announced today. The NTC said that CTB and private bus fares have been increased by 19.5%.…
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