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Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (6:18 PM)
Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has paid a courtesy call on newly elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman in Dhaka. MORE..
18 Feb 2026 (12:06 AM)
A group of Sri Lanka Railway locomotive operators have announced they will launch a strike from midnight today (17). MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (6:55 PM)
The second reading of the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill has been passed in Parliament.
17 Feb 2026 (7:12 PM)
The Locomotive Operating Engineers Union has called off the strike that was scheduled to commence from midnight today (17). MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (11:40 PM)
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva commenced her official engagements in Sri Lanka with field visits to areas affected by Cyclone Ditwah, inspecting damage and interacting with impacted communities as part of efforts to support recovery and long-term resilience. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (6:45 PM)