Japan s benchmark Nikkei Stock Average on Friday morning fell as much as 1,346.7 yen, or 3.5%, from the previous day s close as market players reacted to reports of Israel striking Iran with missiles. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (7:26 PM)

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. MORE..

20 Apr 2024 (10:47 AM)

Sri Lanka has participated in the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) in Washington DC, which brings together debtor countries and creditors, in a bid to build greater common understanding among key stakeholders on debt sustainability, debt restructuring challenges and ways to address them. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (3:19 PM)

The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in the mass killing of a newcomer family in Ottawa has no plan to seek bail, his lawyer says. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (5:08 PM)

The distribution of fortified rice, supplied by the World Food Program (WFP) on behalf of the program initiated under the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, to provide a nutritious meal for schoolchildren, commenced today, (19) at the Veyangoda warehouse complex. MORE..

20 Apr 2024 (12:59 AM)

The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather alert, warning that extreme heat can be expected in parts of the island tomorrow (20). MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (6:23 PM)