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Sri Lanka receives IMF approval for USD 2.9 bn bailout package

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the Extended Fund Facility to Sri Lanka at its board meeting held today, according to மேலும் படிக்க...

‘Spoken English’ in all National Schools from March 30: Minister

Considering the specialty and importance of the English language, the Education Ministry has decided to teach ‘Spoken English’ in all national schools, மேலும் படிக்க...

Appeals filed by defendants in Vidya murder fixed for hearing

The appeals filed by the defendants who were given the death penalty over the 2015 abduction, gang rape and murder of schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya, seeking மேலும் படிக்க...

CID arrest woman while transacting on deposits over Rs. 20 Mn

A woman transacting on deposits amounting to Rs. 20.4 million in two banks was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigations Department on suspicion of மேலும் படிக்க...

Fuel prices, electricity tariff can be lowered now: Champika

Prices of fuel and tariff on electricity could be reduced by a considerable proportion now as the rupee has gained against the US Dollar, Parliamentarian மேலும் படிக்க...

Showers expected over most parts of the island

The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over most parts of the island during the afternoon or மேலும் படிக்க...

North Korea’s Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against US, South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a warning to the allies who are மேலும் படிக்க...

Federation of University Teachers Association strike enters 12th day, cripples university activities

University activities have been crippled due to the strike action launched by the Federation of University Teachers' Associations against the new tax policy of மேலும் படிக்க...

Local fuel prices expected to drop sharply as global oil prices plunge

Sri Lankans could receive a welcoming surprise at the pump in a matter of days or weeks as the global oil hit a 15-month low last week on concerns about a மேலும் படிக்க...

BASL vows to fight country’s executive to preserve judiciary’s independence

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is to wage a battle to preserve the independence of judiciary from the pressure being asserted from the nation’s மேலும் படிக்க...