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Politics

AKD busy blaming previous administrations instead of focusing on ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ – Rishad

All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader Rishad Bathiudeen emphasized the urgent need for constructive governance in Sri Lanka, particularly in light of the...

Sports

Sri Lanka make bold additions in Test squad to face Australia

Sri Lanka have announced an 18-man strong squad to face Australia in their final series of the current World Test Championship cycle. Dhananjaya...

Politics

Anura Yapa’s arrest, a govt. act of cowardice – Patali

The government arrested former minister Anura Yapa merely because he is giving the leadership to form a powerful political alliance opposed to it,...

Sri Lanka

If paddy prices increase, a kilo of rice will go up to Rs. 300

Small and medium-scale rice mill owners have warned that the price of a kilogram of rice could exceed Rs. 300 in the future...

Business

Fitch upgrades 10 Sri Lankan banks’ national ratings

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the National Long-Term Ratings of 10 Sri Lankan banks following the recent sovereign upgrade and recalibration of the agency’s...

Sri Lanka

Regional dialogue on building community resilience against human trafficking

A regional dialogue on strengthening community resilience against human smuggling and trafficking was held in Colombo on January 23. The event was organized...

Sri Lanka

If rice is given to chickens, egg yolks will turn white – Wasantha

Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, said that chickens only need a certain amount of rice and that...

Sri Lanka

Consumer advocacy group says a governor is exacerbating coconut shortage

The National Consumers’ Front has accused a governor in the country of buying and exporting coconuts in large quantities. Addressing a media briefing...

Sri Lanka

Farmers are being unfair – Deputy Agriculture Minister

Deputy Minister of Agriculture Namal Karanarathna states that there is no fair intervention from the farmers in naming a guaranteed price for paddy....

Sri Lanka

Tamil journalists’ security is still a big question in Sri Lanka as alleged assault escapes scrutiny

Sri Lankan police have ‘failed’ to arrest a suspect for allegedly assaulting a Tamil journalist in the North. The alleged suspect assaulted Tamil...