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Sri Lanka

Passport queues again?

People are queuing up near the Department of Immigration and Emigration in Battaramulla to get their passports. They complain that they are unable...

Politics

SJB-UNP won’t merge – only an alliance, says RMB

The United National Party (UNP) and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will conduct election campaigns and political activities from the same platform in...

Sri Lanka

Defeated NPP candidate appointed Civil Security chief

Major General K.H.P. Palitha Fernando (Retd) has been appointed as the Director-General of the Civil Security Department (CSD). Fernando had contested from the...

Sri Lanka

ChildFund Sri Lanka celebrates 40 years of impact and launches WiDE Lanka

ChildFund Sri Lanka recently celebrated its 40th anniversary of impactful work in the country. To mark this milestone, the organization enhanced its localized...

Sri Lanka

Subramaniam Sukirtharajan: Murdered in 2006, no justice till date

Media organizations from the North and East along with civil society groups have demanded justice for over 40 journalists who have been murdered...

Sri Lanka

Yoshitha Rajapaksa granted bail

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested in the Beliatta area on Saturday (25) and held in...

Business

SL businesses encouraged to capitalise on World Chambers Federation Africa Summit

The official launch of the World Chambers Federation Africa Summit took place in Kenya yesterday and former Sri Lankan High Commissioner Kana Kananathan...

Politics

SJB – UNP talks: Thalatha reveals possible sabotage angle

Commenting on the talks between the United National Party (UNP) and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) on the possibility of working together in...

World

Impeached South Korean president charged with insurrection

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection after he attempted to declare martial law in December. His ill-fated...

Sri Lanka

Police clarify source of Yoshitha’s viral detention photo

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Buddhika Manathunga has addressed the controversy surrounding a widely circulated photograph of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, taken during his detention....