(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, visibly irritated, on Saturday demanded Western nations provide a fraction of the military hardware in their stock piles and asked whether they were afraid of Moscow.

Several countries have promised to send anti-armor and anti-aircraft missiles as well as small arms but Zelenskiy said Kyiv needed...

Former Prime Minister and Leader of the United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremesinghe, has called for an immediate debate in Parliament on the IMF report on Sri Lanka.

“As the Government has agreed to engage the IMF for financial assistance, the Parliament must be briefed on their plan of action,” he was quoted as saying by party’s media unit. 

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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Policies and Plan Implementation Anusha Palpita to take immediate action to remove the obstacles that exist with regard to utilizing renewable energy as a solution to the power crisis.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa also serves as the subject minister and a...

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says it has approved an additional hour of power cuts for parts of the country today, at the request of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), due to the high energy demand during the weekend. 

The PUCSL said due to the unexpected high energy demand during the weekend, it has decided to impose power...