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Israeli police stopped Jordan’s envoy from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque
January 18, 2023, Amman: Jordan has summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest police obstruction of the country’s envoy during his…
Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand PM, to step down next month
January 19, 2023, Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose empathetic handling of the nation’s worst mass shooting and…
Easter attack: SC rules negligence stood in the way of avoiding most heinous crime
January 15, 2023, Colombo (DM): “On the ill-fated day of 21st of April 2019, this island home was awoken rudely…
Sri Lanka proposes to slash military by a third to cut costs
January 13, 2023: Sri Lanka will drastically slash its military, the Ministry of Defence has announced, as the country tries…
46 Sri Lankans arrested in Réunion Island of France were repatriated to Sri Lanka
January 15, 2023, Colombo: 46 Sri Lankans were arrested by the authorities of the Réunion Island of France and were…
Government will fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution: President
January 15, 2023, Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the government expects to implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution…
How Arabs brought lustre to Sri Lanka’s historic pearl trade
January 15, 2023, Colombo: When Ibn Battuta arrived in northern Sri Lanka, the ruler of the Jaffna Kingdom greeted him…
Is Sri Lanka’s economy on the mend or going from bad to worse?
January 13, 2023, Colombo (DM): It is undoubtedly true that Sri Lanka, once a model for developing countries like Singapore,…
$27.4 billion in suspicious COVID-19 benefit payments need to be investigated by the Canada Revenue Agency – Auditor General
January 12, 2023, Ottawa: The auditor general in December 2022 said a “minimum” of $27.4 billion in suspicious COVID-19 benefit…
Easter Sunday attack: Supreme Court orders former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay Rs.100 mn as compensation to victims
January 12, Colombo: The Supreme Court today ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay a sum of Rs.100 million as…
Plagiarism: An attempt to tarnish South-Eastern University
January 13, 2023, Colombo: A newspaper recently published articles under the caption “Spotlight on SL’s South Eastern University: South eastern…
US flights allowed to take off again after FAA lifts grounding order due to computer error
January 11, 2023, New York: The Federal Aviation Administration grounded hundreds of flights across the United States following a nationwide…
Qatar Charity reopens its office in Sri Lanka
January 11, 2023, Colombo: Qatar Charity is the primary charitable arm of the Qatar Government and was banned in Sri…
Six People wounded in Knife attack in Paris Train Station
January 11, 2023, Paris: A knife attacker wounded six people in an attack on Paris' busy Gare du Nord train…
Sri Lanka strongly protests against Canadian sanctions on MR, GR and Other Officials
January 11, 2023, Colombo: Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry summoned the Acting Canadian High Commissioner Daniel Bood today and…