Russian President Vladimir Putin is addressing the nation Saturday, after mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin called for armed rebellion and reached a key Russian city with his troops.
Parliament is to be summoned in emergency session next week to obtain its approval for financial regulations to restructure domestic debt as per agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
As many as 51 vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat were unaccounted for as at end-2022, said the National Audit Office in a report.
Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife departed this morning (24) on board a Singapore Airlines flight on a religious tour of two countries.
Upcountry Tamils have launched a protest march in Hatton to demand land rights.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron met in Paris yesterday (23).
After a brief hiatus, Sudath Chandrasekara, a former private secretary to Ranil Wickremesinghe, has made a political comeback as head of the UNP’s communication force.
The court of appeal has deferred judgment until June 26 in a writ petition filed by senior DIG in the western province Deshabandu Tennakoon.
Former convener of the Inter-University Students’ Federation Udul Premaratne and 21 others have been acquitted and released in a 2010 public property damage case.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe participating in a high-level panel discussion at the Global Leaders’ Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, in Paris yesterday (22), discussed the country’s experience with debt restructuring and the need for a comprehensive approach to address the challenges faced by middle-income nations.
