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Sri Lanka to Present 2027 Budget on November 12

The budget speech for the financial year 2027 is scheduled to be presented to Parliament on November 12, according to Secretary-General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera. The schedule and key details for the upcoming budget process are…

CBSL maintains overnight policy rate at 8.75%

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.75%, following its latest meeting, citing evolving domestic and global economic conditions. The Board said it…

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Defence

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S-400 destroyed Pakistani aircraft at 314 km during Operation Sindoor: Defence…

An S-400 air-defence unit of the Indian Air Force destroyed a Pakistani special-mission aircraft at a distance of…

North Korea fires ballistic missile: South Korean military

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday (Aug 12) toward the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast,…

Houthis say they targeted Saudi east-west oil transport

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis ​said on Monday they targeted a number ‌of sensitive crude oil supply and transport…