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Nearly 1,900 dead in Sri Lanka road accidents so far in 2025 – Police

Sri Lanka has recorded 1,870 deaths in 1,757 fatal road accidents between January 1 and September 4 this year, according to police figures....

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on September 9, 2025.
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Thailand’s top court orders former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to spend one year in jail

Bangkok— Thailand’s top court ordered the influential former prime minister and billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra to prison for one year on Tuesday in a...

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CEB trade unions escalate work-to-rule campaign over restructuring concerns

Trade unions affiliated with the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have stepped up their ongoing work-to-rule campaign, now entering its fourth day, citing continued...

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Sri Lanka cracks down on illegally modified vehicles following Ella tragedy

Sri Lanka’s Transport Ministry has announced the immediate enforcement of strict measures targeting vehicles operating with dangerous and unauthorised modifications, in the wake...

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Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba resigns weeks after election debacle

Calls for his resignation had grown since his Liberal Democratic Party suffered a crushing loss in July. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has...

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PSA calls for full disclosure of SOEs facing shutdowns

The People’s Struggle Alliance (PSA) has called on the Sri Lankan Government to publicly disclose the full list of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) it...

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Sri Lanka risks losing reform momentum, warns International Crisis Group

The International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that Sri Lanka’s new government, elected on a wave of public demand for reform, risks squandering...

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Mishara’s maiden fifty seals Sri Lanka’s T20I series against Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe put forward a team effort led by Tadiwanashe Marumani’s fourth T20I fifty to post an imposing 191 for 8. But Sri Lanka’s...