Pakistan has made formal request to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for seeking next bailout package in the range of $6 to $8 billion under Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with possibility of augmentation through climate financing, The News reported on Saturday.

Sri Lanka has decided to import big onions from India through Lanka Sathosa.

Having hit a roadblock with international bondholders, uncertainty looms over the economy of crisis-hit Sri Lanka and an upcoming review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), experts warn.

SriLankan Airlines says it is currently modifying its flight paths for European destinations as a precautionary measure amidst the current tensions between Israel and Iran.

Women in Pakistan now face a new, more terrifying threat–violence and threats caused by AI content sent by malicious sexual predators and gangs. Last year, over 2500 cases of harassing and victimising female children and women were reported. The state pays little attention to prosecuting the culprits. Only 12 FIRs have made any progress in […]

A person has been hacked to death with sharp weapons in the Valaichchenai area last night (19).

The Hulftsdorp Magistrate s Court has issued a detention order on the four suspects including the two naval officers arrested while in possession of crystal methamphetamine (Ice ).

Two foreign women, who were attempting to smuggle in 500 grams of cocaine by ingesting them have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.

North Korea has released a new song praising leader Kim Jong Un for being a Âfriendly father and a Âgreat leaderÂ, in a move that appears to be part of a propaganda drive to enhance his standing in the reclusive state.

A woman who was traveling on a motorcycle has been killed in an accident that occurred after her handbag was caught on the body of a lorry passing by.

A man has set himself on fire outside the court in Manhattan where former President Donald Trump s hush-money trial is being held.

Weather forecast issued at 5.30 am on 20 April 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts during the morning Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western, Uva and Central provinces […]

The final rites of the late Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, the founder and the President Emeritus of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka, will be performed today (20) with full state honours.

Police have arrested a foreign woman and a local who were in possession of drugs in the Toppass area of Nuwara Eliya.

China has written off an unspecified amount of Zimbabwe s interest-free loans and pledged to help the Southern African country find a way out of its debt crisis, even as activists warned of a permanent debt trap.

Showers or thundershowers will occur in parts of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western, Uva and Central provinces and Anuradhapura, Vavuniya, Mannar, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m. today (20).

An official delegation of the Foreign Affairs Ministry will visit New Zealand from 22-25 April to attend to the matters related to the opening of the Sri Lankan High Commission in Wellington.

Saturday 20th April, 2024 The Gaza conflict shows signs of spiralling into a much broader war, which is likely to threaten world peace and destabilise the global economy. Friday’s Israeli missile and drone strikes on the Iranian city of Isfahan, which is said to be home to several nuclear facilities, has pushed the Middle East […]

Millions of Indians have voted in the first phase of the world’s largest elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism. The vote pits Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against an alliance of two dozen opposition parties that promise greater affirmative […]