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People’s Bank says an exchange rate error in one of its remittance systems resulted in certain customers receiving excess paymentsContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka state bank reports Rs 656 million loss from remittance exchange rate error…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to undertake an official visit to the Batticaloa and Ampara districts on May 20Continue Reading The post President AKD to visit Batticaloa & Ampara next week appeared first on Newswire.

Workers in the Australian state of Victoria will gain a legal right to work from home up to two daysContinue Reading The post Work from home twice a week? Australian state to make it a legal right appeared first on Newswire.

Police have launched an investigation following reports of a person found dead under suspicious circumstances inside a house in theContinue Reading The post Man found dead under suspicious circumstances in Mount Lavinia appeared first on…

A 26-year-old passenger died after falling from a moving bus near the Makuluwa Junction area while travelling on a busContinue Reading The post Passenger dies after falling from moving bus in Galle appeared first on Newswire.

The fifth and sixth reviews of Sri Lanka under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Extended Fund Facility (EFF) are scheduledContinue Reading The post IMF Executive Board to consider Sri Lanka’s fifth and sixth reviews on May 27…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province a PublicContinue Reading The post WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a public health emergency of international…

Embodying the Indian Navy’s endeavour to build ‘Bridges of Friendship’, Indian Naval Ship Sunayna, as IOS Sagar, arrived at theContinue Reading The post Multinational contingent from 17 nations arrives in Colombo aboard INS Sunayna appeared…

A bill to repeal the Chief of Defence Staff Act has been published through an extraordinary gazette notification. The relevantContinue Reading The post Bill to repeal Chief of Defence Staff Act gazetted appeared first on Newswire.

ICC representatives currently in Sri Lanka, including Imran Khwaja and Devajit Sakia, met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo amidContinue Reading The post ICC representatives meet President AKD amid SLC Reform talks appeared…