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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.

Global precedents underscore how palace occupations have coincided with major shifts in global history.

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.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.

Malaysia's inflation rate for October 2024 has increased to 1.9 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent in September this year.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.