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Russian Deputy Minister of Energy, Roman Marshavin emphasised that Russia is prepared to support Sri Lanka in facing any challenges arising from the Middle East conflict.The Deputy Minister, who is currently on an official visit to the country, made this remark today (26) during a meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).Russian Deputy Energy Minister noted that Russia possesses a thorough understanding of the challenges Sri Lanka is facing amid the ongoing global crisis. He affirmed that Russia is prepared to support Sri Lanka in any form not only in the…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Mar 26) pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran’s energy assets to Apr 6, saying it was at Tehran’s request and that talks were “going very well”.Trump had denied earlier that he was desperate for a deal to end the Middle East war, despite the Islamic Republic’s cool response to an American peace plan.“Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the fake news media, and others, they are going very well,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.Last Saturday, Trump had initially given Iran 48 hours to open the…

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Alphabet’s Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people, in a $6 million verdict that will serve as a bellwether for numerous similar cases.The jury found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages and Google for $1.8 million, small amounts for two of the world’s most valuable companies with annual capital spending over $100 billion each.The Los Angeles trial is meant to serve as a bellwether, or test case, for the thousands of similar lawsuits consolidated in California state courts.‘ACCOUNTABILITY HAS ARRIVED’The case involves a 20-year-old…

The Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment delivered by the Colombo High Court acquitting five defendants including Sri Lanka Navy personnel, in connection with the killing of former TNA Member of Parliament Nadaraja Raviraj in 2006.Accordingly, the Court of Appeal has ordered that a fresh trial be conducted into the case, according to Ada Derana reporter.

UPDATE: All services at the Department for Registration of Persons (ID Office), including the one-day National Identity Card (NIC) service at the main office in Battaramulla and all provincial offices, will be suspended from tomorrow (27) until further notice due to a computer system breakdown, the Department of Government Information announced.All services at the Department for Registration of Persons (ID Office) have been temporarily suspended following an unexpected breakdown in the computer system at its main office at 1.30 p.m., the department stated.Accordingly, all services, including the one-day service for issuing National Identity Cards (NICs), have been disrupted owing to this.The…

More than 6.2 million people have registered for the National Fuel Pass system and obtained new QR codes since March 15, when the government re-introduced fuel distribution through ‘QR’ codes to manage fuel usage.Advisor to the Ministry of Digital Economy, Sumudu Rathnayake, made these remarks at a press conference held today (26) to brief on the impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict on Sri Lanka.He further commented: “The distribution of fuel through ‘QR’ codes was started on March 14, and a limited number of people initially faced difficulties in obtaining their codes. Following the resolution of these issues, more…

All services at the Department of Registration of Persons (ID Office) have been temporarily suspended following an unexpected breakdown in the computer system at its main office, the department stated.Accordingly, all services, including the one-day service for issuing National Identity Cards (NICs), have been disrupted owing to this.The department said that steps are currently being taken to restore the system.

Russian Deputy Minister of Energy, Roman Marshavin, who is currently on a visit to Sri Lanka, has agreed to supply refined fuel to Sri Lanka during discussions with Sri Lankan officials, according to an official.The Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Mayura Neththikumara stated that the quantity and specific orders will be decided during further discussions scheduled for tomorrow.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to produce the former Head of the State Intelligence Service, Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, who is currently in CID custody under detention orders, before the court on April 22.The order was issued by Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththi Kumara when the case was taken up before court today (26), Ada Derana reporter said. The Magistrate informed the court that although the suspect is currently being detained and interrogated in connection with the investigation, he has been named as a suspect in the case and must therefore be produced before…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule for the senior men’s international home season, with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup champions set to host West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Australia across formats. A total of 22 international matches will be hosted across 17 cities in what promises to be an action-packed calendar.The home season will commence in September, with India hosting West Indies for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and five T20Is.India will then take on Sri Lanka in December in the shorter formats featuring three ODIs and three T20Is. The new…