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PROPOSED BUS FARE REDUCTION HALTED AMIDST FUEL PRICE HIKE

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The planned 2.5% annual bus fare reduction, which was set to come into effect today (1), will not be implemented, according to Nayomi Jayawardena, Director General of the National... Read More


FIVE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH CATTLE THEFT AND DRUG TRAFFICKING IN MARAWILA

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Marawila Police have arrested five suspects in connection with cattle theft and drug trafficking in the Yatakalana area, within the Marawila police division, on June 23. Further ... Read More


Digital India initiative touched lives, ushered in new era of empowerment: Modi

India, July 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India has made strides in digital payments over 10 years of the Digital India initiative launched in 2015 to improve governance and make te... Read More


THAI PM SUSPENDED BY COURT OVER LEAKED CALL

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Thailand's Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra amid growing calls for her resignation following a leaked phone call with former Cambodian lead... Read More


FORMER IMMIGRATION CONTROLLER PLEADS GUILTY TO CONTEMPT OF COURT

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Former Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Harsha Illukpitiya, has unconditionally pleaded guilty before the Supreme Court to charges of contempt of court. This ste... Read More


LITRO GAS PRICES UNCHANGED FOR JULY

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The Litro Gas Lanka Chairman has announced that there will be no revision to Litro gas prices for July. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News.... Read More


US SENATE VOTES ON TRUMP'S 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL' AMIDST REPUBLICAN DIVISIONS

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The US Senate is currently voting on US President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." Foreign reports indicate a division among some Republican senators regarding how many welfa... Read More


COLUMN: THE CLIFF. Bank of Tanzania: An 88.8pc CBR hold

Dar es Salaam, July 1 -- TOMORROW, the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) will hold its seventh Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting since introducing the Central Bank Rate (CBR) in January 2024. With the ben... Read More


Dodoma urban split: 25 CCM members vie for seats

DODOMA, July 1 -- TWENTY-FIVE members of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) have so far collected nomination forms to contest parliamentary seats in Dodoma Urban and Mtumba constituencies, which wer... Read More


Over 30 CCM members collect nomination forms in Kagera

KAGERA, July 1 -- MORE than 30 members of Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) in Kagera Region have collected nomination forms to vie for parliamentary and council positions, including all incumbent MPs from th... Read More