The Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has warned that Sri Lanka could face a renewed risk of bankruptcy and called on the present government to immediately pursue a successor agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), cautioning against what he described as �arrogance� in economic decision-making. MORE..
24 May 2026 (5:03 PM)
An engine attached to the daily express train operating from Maradana to Hikkaduwa derailed in Maradana this evening (24), railway sources said. MORE..
24 May 2026 (7:31 PM)
A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed more than 500 children, government data showed Saturday (May 23), marking the country s deadliest surge in decades of the preventable disease. MORE..
24 May 2026 (8:23 PM)
The Sri Lankan rupee surged against the dollar, snapping a nine-day losing streak to become Asia s best-performing currency on Friday. MORE..
24 May 2026 (12:15 PM)
At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said Sunday (May 24), as a heatwave grips swathes of the country following official health warnings. MORE..
24 May 2026 (4:39 PM)
An explosion on a railway track in Pakistan s Quetta killed at least 24 people, news outlet Al #8288;Arabiya reported on Sunday, citing officials. MORE..
24 May 2026 (4:02 PM)