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The Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation states that it is facing a severe crisis due to the shortage of medicinal plants required for the production of local Ayurvedic medicines. Chairperson of the Corporation Geethamani C Karunarathne…

The government has announced plans to introduce a new Fisherman’s Pension Scheme, effective from December 21, 2025. All necessary arrangements have been completed to launch the scheme, which will be implemented by the Agricultural and…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed concerns a secret operation using fishing boats to remove people from Australia’s northern waters is subsidising illegal fishers and people smugglers. Last week an Australian Border Force…

Mobile phone users are required to pay a 20.3% tax on internet services and a 38% tax on regular voice calls, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has stated. This clarification was provided during a meeting of the…

Mr. Thushaan Kunabalasingam, a Sri Lankan Tamil businessman residing in Germany, stated that all diaspora investments in Sri Lanka are driven by deep emotional attachment. He highlighted the significant interest of the German government in…

The government today (17) signed loan agreements to obtain US$ 300 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Loan Agreements were signed between the government and the Asian Development Bank at the Treasury in Colombo by Dr.…

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday delivered her first reaction to the death sentence handed to her by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), calling the ruling “biased, politically motivated” and issued by a “rigged…

This analysis examines the significance of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on November 14, 2025, between the Montana National Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard District 13, and the Sri Lanka Armed Forces under the State Partnership…

The title of ‘world’s richest person’ has become a revolving door, but for a brief, stunning moment in September, it swung in a surprising direction. Elon Musk, the perennial name at the top of the list, was momentarily unseated by…

Tilvin Silva, the General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) (National People's Power, NPP), is scheduled to undertake a three-day official visit to India in the first week of December. During this trip, a JVP delegation led…