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Sri Lanka’s economy reached a significant milestone, reaching pre-crisis levels. But the recovery remains incomplete and uneven, with household incomes and labor market outcomes still lagging the broader economic rebound, says the World…

Detained former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay is expected to be taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this evening (06), following a medical board’s recommendation that…

Sri Lanka and Thailand have agreed to enter into a visa exemption agreement for holders of ordinary passports, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and facilitating travel between the two countries. Under the proposed…

The Kotte Sangha Sabha has urged the Commissioner General of Prisons not to remove the Buddhist monk robes of Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero. In a written request to the Commissioner General, the Sangha Sabha said there was no…

The US Treasury Department said on Monday ​it was alerting foreign financial institutions, that continue to do business ‌with Iran or its financial sector that they may be sanctioned by Washington without advance notice.…

The Sri Lanka Cricket Bill on Cricket Governance and Administration, which proposes to overhaul the governance framework of the sport, and the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill, which seeks to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism…

The flydubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain in an alleged attempt to crash a plane last week was in New Zealand seven years ago to complete a portion of his flight training for a UK-based company, New Zealand police said in a statement on…

A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in ‌Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people and the head of Russia's health watchdog to fly to the Irkutsk region.…

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case against Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, who is accused of insulting the religion of Islam, be recalled on October 23. The case was taken up today before Colombo High Court Judge…

The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court has issued notice requiring the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) to appear before the court on October 12 in connection with former First Lady Shiranthi…