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Court allows Basil Rajapaksa to travel overseas upon a request made by his counsel seeking permission to go for medical check-ups.

Tokyo is open to hosting talks among all the creditor nations aimed at lifting Colombo from its worst debt crisis since independence.

Wickremesinghe's office cited the president as saying at an event in the main city of Colombo that the emergency would lapse this week.

Hundreds of Sri Lankans have attempted to escape an unprecedented economic meltdown by boarding fishing boats bound for Australia.

Due to Forex issues, fuel imports has to be restricted in the next 12 months, Kanchana Wijesekera said.

Ranil Wickremesinghe has reaffirmed Sri Lanka's commitment to upholding the rights of peaceful, non-violent assembly, his office said.

The event came just hours after security forces raided a protest camp on government grounds in the main city of Colombo.

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be the country's next president until 2024.

Hundreds of thousands of people took over government buildings in Colombo, blaming the Rajapaksa family and allies for runaway inflation.

Sri Lanka's parliament is expected to name a new full-time president next week.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in his role as the acting president.

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ajapaksa will quit on July 13, while PM Ranil Wickremesinghe also said he would step down to allow an all-party interim govt to take over.

The ministry also called on other Malaysians currently in Sri Lanka but have yet to register with the High Commission to immediately do so.

The Cabinet also allowed bunkering companies already registered with the government to import jet fuel.

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".

Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.

The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.

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So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.

Here's how India counts farm fires - a major contributor to severe pollution in the north - and why its method is being questioned.