India keenly looking forward to Minister Basil s visit next week

Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa will visit India next week, the Indian High Commission in Colombo confirmed.

Taking to its official Twitter account, the High Commission stated that India keenly looks forward to welcoming the Sri Lankan Finance Minister next week.

His visit will consolidate ongoing efforts to further strengthen the economic...

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President Zelensky says 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that some 1,300 Ukrainian forces have been killed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

At a press conference, Volodymyr Zelensky said that rather than trading ultimatums, negotiating teams from Kyiv and Moscow had begun discussing concrete themes.

He urged Western countries to become more active...

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Pakistani court indicts 89 accused in Sialkot lynching case

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday indicted 89 individuals accused of lynching 49-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations last year.

Kumara was lynched by a mob comprising hundreds of protesters, including the employees of the factory he was the manager of, on December 3....

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Showers or thundershowers in several provinces including Western

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa, Western, Southern and Central provinces after 2.00 p.m.

Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can be expected at some places in these areas.

Several spells of showers will occur in the Eastern and Uva provinces.

The general public is advised to take adequate precautions to minimize...

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More than 100 judicial officers receive transfers

The Judicial Service Commission has decided to transfer a total of 118 judicial officers, including judges and magistrates.

According to reports, these judicial officers are being reposted under the annual transfer process.

They are allowed to submit appeals pertaining to the transfers they were given before the 18th of March as the transfers are...

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Only part of compensation received for recent marine disasters, COPE finds

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) was surprised to learn, that the same entity which represents the owners of the charred feeder vessel MV X-Press Pearl, is also providing consultations to the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA).

The vessel caught fire and sank in Sri Lankan waters in May last year, and caused what has since...

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