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Sri Lanka is on the brink of a transformative leap in its healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors with the construction of the country’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturing facility now nearing completion. The …

Personnel from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) investigating Thursday’s deadly Air India crash in Ahmedabad, one of the country’s worst aviation accidents in decades, are being joined by experts …

Protests were held over the past week in Colombo demanding the Israeli Government to allow the flow of aid into Gaza. The protestors also called upon the Government of Sri …

All 28 Municipal Councils, 36 Urban Councils, and 275 Pradeshiya Sabhas must convene, elect their leadership, and begin functioning—including adopting budgets—by the end of this month. With nearly half of …

On March 22, the Sri Lanka Police’s Counter Terrorism Investigation Division (CTID) arrested 22-year-old Mohamad Liyaudeen Mohamed Rusdi, a salesperson employed at a popular shopping mall in Slave Island. His …

Some 50 Israelis have been injured by Iran’s retaliatory, low-tech, missile barrages so far while at least 78 Iranians, including military chiefs and scientists and their whole families have been …

As Sri Lanka deals with a dengue epidemic, expert public health officials must approach the battle against infectious diseases. Prof. Neelika Malavige of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, …

Following months of growing friction surrounding the Tissa Raja Maha Vihara in Jaffna, a new wave of unrest is taking shape, fuelled by religious symbolism, land disputes, and politically charged …

SriLankan Airlines has bolstered its long-haul fleet with the addition of an Airbus A330-200, marking the carrier’s first new wide-body acquisition in seven years. The aircraft, registered as 4R-ALT, arrived …

Sri Lanka’s 2022 economy has been discussed widely in Sri Lanka and internationally, however a few say that Sri Lanka’s predicament lies in global patterns that shape much of the …