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The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has increased to 2.7% in April 2024, compared to 2.5% in March 2024, according to the latest data release by the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..
21 May 2024 (5:53 PM)
Amnesty International s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, concluded a five-day visit to Sri Lanka on Monday, in which she met with officials and a diverse cross-section of society, stakeholders to discuss a range of pressing human rights issues. MORE..
21 May 2024 (10:58 AM)
Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of ceremonies aimed at both honoring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East. MORE..
21 May 2024 (5:19 PM)
Acting Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe announced plans to introduce two significant bills to Parliament on Wednesday (May 22), aimed at bolstering the country s economy. MORE..
21 May 2024 (11:53 PM)
Four suspects have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a store at Imaduwa in Galle. MORE..
21 May 2024 (2:52 PM)
