Devastating Earthquake Strikes Western Afghanistan, Hundreds Feared Dead
In a tragic turn of events, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has struck western Afghanistan, near the
Government Hospitals to Add 30 New Breast Clinics Led by Specialist Oncology Surgeons
During a recent episode of the ‘One-O-One Katha’ program produced by the President’s Media Division, Dr. Hasareli Fernando, a specialist
Sri Lanka Deeply Concerned about Attacks and Escalation of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Sri Lanka is deeply concerned about the attacks and escalation of violence and the resulting loss of life in Israel
Supreme Court allows TISL to intervene in X-Press Pearl case
Earlier this year, Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) filed an intervention petition before the Supreme Court, seeking permission to intervene
JUDICIARY NECESSARY TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY
The government has allocated Rs 11 billion in the provisional budget for next year for the presidential elections due in
REPRESSION IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE OPTION
The country to which President Ranil Wickremesinghe returned after his international successes in the Americas remains in dire straits. In
Netanyahu says Israel is ‘at war’ as Palestinian militants launch surprise air and ground attack from Gaza
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was “at war” on Saturday, after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired
Emerging economies face China and rate pressures as IMF, World Bank meet
Emerging economies are facing headwinds from all sides, with a recent selloff in U.S. Treasuries and China’s slowing economy adding
Fiscal Consolidation to Progress Slowly Among APAC Sovereigns
Fitch Ratings expects general government (GG) debt/GDP to fall for around half of sovereigns in Asia over 2023-2025. However, the
Sri Lanka to take over Chair of Indian Ocean Rim Association. Ministers meet in Colombo next week
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) as well as other senior Ministers of IORA Member