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Thailand will accelerate the implementation of the Thailand-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The move follows discussions between Deputy Minister of Commerce of Thailand Suchat Chomklin and representatives of the …

Scorching temperatures are set to intensify across Sri Lanka’s Northern, North-Central, North-Western, and Sabaragamuwa provinces, as well as the Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Colombo, and Gampaha districts, meteorologists said yesterday. This surge …

Leading investigative journalist and Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times, Namini Wijedasa, has been recognised with the U. S. Secretary of State’s 2025 International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award for …

In the light of the increasing number of road traffic fatalities, a Health Walk for Road Safety Awareness 2025 organised by the Sri Lanka Medical Association was held in Colombo …

Two Supreme Court judges, Justices Dilip Nawaz and Priyantha Fernando, have recused themselves from hearing the petitions filed against former Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda. The judges …

Three donors including a Sri Lankan donated Indian Rs 2.45 crore to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). Jineshwar Infra Ventures from Chennai and the Sri Lankan donated Rs 1 crore …

EDR app to report election law violations Boost for holding free and fair polls The Election Commission yesterday launched a mobile application designed to streamline the handling of election-related complaints …

The K-8 trainer aircraft that crashed near Minuwangete, Wariyapola on Friday (21) morning was recovered and taken to the Katunayake Air Force Base yesterday (22) evening, pending investigations, Sri Lanka …

Sri Lanka has one of the highest real interest rates and Government debt interest payment rates globally, former Associate Professor of Economics at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus …