Bill Gates has spent much of his life at the centre of technological change. Since co-founding Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975, he has witnessed — and helped shape — the rise
Bill Gates has spent much of his life at the centre of technological change. Since co-founding Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975, he has witnessed — and helped shape — the rise
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A 48-year-old mother of three of Indian origin has alleged that her daughter was forcibly sent to Saudi Arabia for domestic employment after a purportedly forged “family report” was prepared by a
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Sri Lanka and Thailand have signed two labour agreements paving the way for the recruitment of an initial 10,000 Sri Lankan workers, establishing a formal framework intended to govern their employment and
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A constitutional and institutional dilemma is emerging at the heart of Sri Lanka’s Parliament over the position of its current Speaker, Jagath Wickramaratne, following reports that the
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Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production plunged by nearly 2 million barrels per day in August to its lowest level in more than 35 years, as conflicts across the Middle East disrupted the
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Hitler was cornered in his Berlin bunker, desperate and approaching suicide, when he declared: “I am Europe’s last chance.” As a continent burned and lay devastated by his own actions, he still
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A high-level Indian defence delegation accompanying the Indian Defence Minister on his official visit to Sri Lanka met Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at the Ministry
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Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Mahishini Colonne highlighted opportunities for closer bilateral cooperation at the Ambassadors’ Conference on Healthcare Technologies and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, held on 08 September 2026 in New Delhi
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The Italian Naval Vessel ‘ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi’ arrived in Sri Lanka on 9 September 2026 on a replenishment visit, with the Sri Lanka Navy welcoming the visiting ship at the Port of
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Sri Lanka’s Police Special Investigation Unit has recorded a statement from Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ranmal Kodithuwakku, who is in charge of the Criminal Division, as part of an investigation
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As European central banks rethink where their gold should be held, Madrid faces a strategic choice over reserves stored in New York amid growing concerns about geopolitical uncertainty and financial autonomy. Spain
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Colombo High Court has ordered that further evidence in the bribery case filed against former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody be heard on 5 October, as testimony continued over allegations linked to a
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Nearly 30 officers and officials have reportedly left Sri Lanka’s Parliament in recent months to take up employment elsewhere, with most of those departing said to have moved to the private sector.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera is emerging in internal political discussions as a possible common candidate for Sri Lanka’s next presidential election, according to
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Sri Lankan parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was arrested on Friday morning by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption while appearing before the commission to provide a statement concerning the purchase
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