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The bank accounts of six individuals, identified as members of the Board of Directors of ‘ONMAX DT’, a private firm believed to be a pyramid scheme, have been frozen, on orders of the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court. Accordingly, the…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (July 13) stressed the importance of financial discipline in nation-building and announced plans to promptly introduce formal measures to control public expenditure and generate new government revenue.…

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (July 12) launched the Skill Verification Program (SVP) in Sri Lanka as part of a scheme to attract more skilled workers from the island nation, foreign media reported. The program has been initiated by Saudi…

China on Wednesday successfully launched the world’s first methane-powered rocket into space. The development marked the first orbital mission fueled by methane, a cutting-edge technology that until now had only been developed by the…

The United Kingdom welcomed Sri Lanka’s constructive engagement with the Universal Periodic Review process and the initial steps taken to make progress in some areas since its last review. The UK government said this in a statement…

Six people have died in a helicopter crash in Nepal, a spokesperson for Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport said Tuesday. The Manang Air helicopter was carrying five Mexican passengers and a Nepali pilot, Teknath Sitoula told…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin Monday wrote to Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar asking for his immediate intervention in getting 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen released from Sri Lanka. “Through diplomatic channels we can…

A Gazette notification has been issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, to carry out a census of population and housing in Sri Lanka for 2023 and 2024. The President, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization…

Six people have been killed and one injured in a kindergarten stabbing in China’s south-eastern Guangdong province, police tell the BBC. Police said they have arrested a 25-year-old man with the surname Wu. The victims include one…

challenged the US dollar’s role as the world’s primary reserve currency for global trade. Ramaphosa, while seconding Lula’s comment, said that the “issue of currency” would be discussed at the upcoming meeting of BRICS countries later…