Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police in unrest that the president vowed to quash. Several people were killed. MORE..
26 Jun 2024 (11:18 AM)
The train services along the Coastal Line will experience delays owing to a train breakdown caused by a technical failure near Kompanna Veediya railway station, Sri Lanka Railways announced. MORE..
26 Jun 2024 (6:43 PM)
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung says the United States welcomes the news of a final agreement on debt restructuring between Sri Lanka and creditor nations, which was reached today on the sidelines of the Paris Forum 2024. MORE..
26 Jun 2024 (7:57 PM)
The General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) Joseph Stalin says that the teacher-principal trade unions will continue their strike action tomorrow (27) as well, protesting against the firing of tear gas and water cannons to disperse their protest march in Colombo today. MORE..
26 Jun 2024 (4:48 PM)
Sri Lanka has reached a final restructuring agreement for USD 5.8 billion of debt with its bilateral lenders Official Creditor Committee in Paris, France a short while ago. MORE..
26 Jun 2024 (3:59 PM)
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe says that he met the Chinese Vice Minister of Finance, Liao Min in Paris and the final agreement has been reached on debt treatment between Sri Lanka and Export Import Bank of China. MORE..
26 Jun 2024 (7:01 PM)