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President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday (Dec.08) advised the heads of plantation companies to engage in a collective agreement concerning the wage hike for plantation workers, aiming for a minimum of Rs. 1,700, as per their request. MORE..
8 Dec 2023 (11:50 PM)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 200 million concessional loan for Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country s finance sector following the sovereign debt and economic crises that started in April 2022 after it suspended its external debt payments. MORE..
8 Dec 2023 (4:41 PM)
A stretch of Matara - Ratnapura main road (A-17) has been blocked after an earth slip that occurred near the 85th Mile Post this morning (Dec.08). MORE..
8 Dec 2023 (1:02 PM)
The Sri Lankan government has decided to establish an independent Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation, marking a historic step towards transitional justice and post-conflict reconciliation. MORE..
8 Dec 2023 (10:52 PM)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his strongest public criticism of Israel s conduct of the war on Hamas in south Gaza, said there was a gap between the government s declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties. MORE..
8 Dec 2023 (11:40 AM)
