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UN urges Sri Lanka to deliver results in Easter bombing probe

COLOMBO , April 22 -- The UN on Tuesday (21) urged Sri Lanka to deliver concrete results after long-running investigations into the2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 279 people, incl... Read More


Citra fellowship trains senior officials for future-ready public service

COLOMBO, April 22 -- Citra, in partnership with the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, recently concluded the fifth Citra Fellowship Execu... Read More


War crimes complaint filed in Sri Lanka against Israeli-American soldier

COLOMBO, April 18 -- The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a formal war crimes complaint with Sri Lankan authorities against Jake Burkons, a dual Israeli-American citizen from Texas, following his... Read More


Ravi K says NDB fraud may involve other banks, financial institutions

COLOMBO, April 15 -- Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has alleged that irregularities linked to National Development Bank (NDB) may extend beyond a single institution, potentially involving b... Read More


IMF approves $700 mn for Sri Lanka, warning of Mideast war shock

COLOMBO, April 10 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a further $700 million in loans for Sri Lanka on Thursday (9), while urging Colombo to accelerate reforms to guard its post-2022 eco... Read More


Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis

DHAKA, April 10 -- Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her son nearly died in Bangladesh's deadly measles outbreak. "The boy... Read More


Pakistan prepares to host US-Iran talks, as Lebanon fighting continues

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- By AFP teams in Islamabad, Tehran, Jerusalem, Beirut, Washington and Dubai ISLAMABAD - Pakistan was poised on Friday (10) to host Iranian and US delegations for negotiations in... Read More


Women outnumber men as Sri Lanka population reaches 21.78 million

COLOMBO, April 9 -- Women outnumber men by more than 750,000 in Sri Lanka, according to the final report of the 2024 Census of Population and Housing, which also showed the country's population has gr... Read More


Trump says US military to stay deployed near Iran until 'real agreement' is reached

BEIRUT, April 9 -- President Donald Trump has said US troops deployed near Iran will remain stationed in the area, and will start "shooting" again unless Tehran fully complies with the deal it reached... Read More


Nepal issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Deuba in graft probe

KATHMANDU, April 9 -- Nepal has issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba for alleged corruption, officials said on Thursday (9), making him the latest high-profile figure ... Read More