SriLankan Airlines improved its underlying operating performance in 2024/25, but engine shortages, 487 flight cancellations, falling passenger revenue and LKR 31.6 billion in finance costs pushed the Group into a LKR 2.74
India’s energy sector offers investment opportunities worth an estimated $500 billion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, underscoring the strategic role of the industry in the country’s economic transformation. Speaking via
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France’s lower house of parliament has approved legislation that would prohibit children under the age of 15 from using social media, a decisive step backed by President Emmanuel Macron as part of
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The Sri Lankan government has denied reports suggesting a leadership reshuffle within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following claims published by the Sri Lanka Guardian regarding changes to senior diplomatic and administrative
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A significant portion of Sri Lanka’s aging population is silently struggling with mental health issues, experts have warned, as the country’s elderly demographic continues to grow rapidly. Dr. Madhushani Dias, a specialist
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The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has revealed that 84 individuals were arrested last year for accepting bribes, following a series of 130 raids conducted across Sri Lanka
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United Republic Front leader Patali Champika Ranawaka has intensified criticism of the controversial coal tender, claiming that Sri Lanka is losing two gigawatt hours of power every day due to the import
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A 53-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murdering her businessman husband after police investigations suggested the death was not an accident, but a deliberate act. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has delivered a stark assessment of Europe’s security ambitions, warning that the European Union would be unable to defend itself without the United States even if member
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An Iranian oil tanker masquerading as hundreds of kilometers away while loading jet fuel has emerged as a key link in a covert supply chain fueling Myanmar’s escalating air war against civilians,
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Ukraine’s political establishment has been shaken by fresh allegations of systemic corruption after the country’s top anti-graft prosecutor said dozens of lawmakers had been implicated in vote rigging inside parliament. Speaking to
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Japan has discreetly asked some of its fishermen to stay away from the disputed Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, reflecting growing concern in Tokyo that even minor maritime incidents could
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said Britain will not be forced to choose between the United States and China as he prepares for a landmark visit to Beijing this week, arguing that
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U.S. memory chip maker Micron Technology is set to announce a new manufacturing investment in Singapore as early as Tuesday, expanding its production footprint amid a severe global shortage of memory chips,
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President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would raise tariffs on a range of South Korean imports to 25%, escalating trade tensions with a key Asian ally as he
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Guyana’s economy expanded by 19.3% in 2025, marking the sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth, even as the pace of expansion in its oil sector slowed compared with previous years, Finance Minister
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