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IMF wants strong budget, narrower deficit from Sri Lanka
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking for a strong budget and narrower deficit from Sri Lanka as it seeks funding to bridge the gap between government revenue and expenditure, the IMF mission chief for the country said on Friday.…
UN experts say Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism bill fails to heed their recommendations
Sri Lanka’s new proposed counter-terrorism legislation does not go far enough to remedy the defects of the country’s draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), UN experts said today, urging the Government to ensure the new law meets…
President Biden meets with Israeli leaders as he kicks off historic wartime visit
President Joe Biden arrived in Israel Wednesday for one of the most complicated diplomatic trips of his presidency, an extraordinary high-stakes trip to a region gripped by violence in the aftermath of Hamas’ attacks and Israel’s subsequent…
Chinese President Xi Jinping holding a dinner
President Ranil Wickremasinghe and the First Lady attended the welcome banquet hosted by President Xi Jingpin and the First Lady of China today at the Great Hall of the People with other Heads of Delegation of the BRI countries.
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At least 500 killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza hospital, local officials say
An Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed about 500 Palestinians at a Gaza City hospital crammed with patients and displaced people, health authorities in the besieged enclave said.
The strike was the bloodiest single incident in Gaza…
President and Prime Minister of Pakistan meet
The official meeting between President Ranil Wickramasinghe and Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar (Anwaar-ul-Hak Kakar) who are going to China to attend the International Conference was held today (17) afternoon in Beijing.…
Expectations from Wickremesinghe’s visit to China
The Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is currently on his first-ever visit to China since he assumed office as President Sri Lanka in July 2022.
Expectations are high in Sri Lanka as China has promised debt relief measures though…
India’s supreme court refuses to allow same-sex marriage in landmark verdict
India‘s top court has rejected a landmark petition seeking the recognition of same-sex marriage in the country, a blow for the queer community that denies tens of millions of LGBT+ couples the right to marry their partners.
In a lengthy…
2 Sri Lankan women arrested while illegally entering Israel confirmed
The identities of the two Sri Lankan women arrested two days ago by Israeli and Jordanian border guards while illegally entering Israeli territory from Jordan have been confirmed, according to the Sri Lankan Embassy in Tel Aviv.
It is…
Sri Lankans in northern Israel cautioned as conflict escalates
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Israel has urged Sri Lankans in northern parts of the Middle Eastern country to be on alert and to follow emergency instructions properly, as concerns are rife about impending attacks.
The embassy said the…