Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Although, India-US relations are progressing at a great pace, but over the last few months, some of the Biden administration’s regional policies in the Indo-Pacific have done more harm to its partners, particularly India and its geopolitical leverage in the Indo-Pacific region, a senior fellow at Pacific Forum, Akhil Ramesh […]

PSC to probe bankruptcy: Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa, on Saturday, announced that a committee consisting of Opposition MPs would be appointed to look into the causes of the country’s economic crisis and identify those who were responsible for it. Premadasa said, in a media statement

Monday 17th July, 2023 The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to investigate the causes of the country’s bankruptcy has come in for severe criticism, and understandably so. The Opposition has rightly pointed out that the PSC cannot be expected to act impartially under the chairmanship of General Secretary of the […]

Sri Lanka has invited the UK’s former Paymaster General Francis Maude, who oversaw the creation of the Government Digital Service in 2011, to visit the country and share his insights on digitalisation with a view to boosting state revenue. President Ranil Wickremesinghe told officials at a committee meeting on Wednesday July 12 that Sri Lanka’s […]

The opposition has decided to appoint a genuine alternative committee to formally investigate all parties responsible for the country s economic collapse, as opposed to the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) appointed for the same purpose.

The Amnesty International has urged Sri Lanka to ensure access to adequate nutrition for all pregnant and breastfeeding women amidst the ongoing economic crisis in the country.

By Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta The IMF in 2020 told nations around the world that they should maintain a budget deficit to tackle the effects of COVID-19, however, two years later, the IMF insists that this would lead to chaos, Dr. Howard Nicholas, senior lecturer at Erasmus University – Rotterdam, and International Institute of Social Studies […]

The total tax revenue collected by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for the first half of 2023 was 696,946 million rupees (2,233 million U.S. dollars), the IRD said in a press release on Wednesday night.The corresponding revenue in the first six months of 2022 was 361, 832 million rupees (1,159 million U.S. dollars), the IRD […]

Babarandage Don Sarath Appuham, a 59-year-old fisherman, has worked at Negombo Lagoon since he was a teenager. Palpable differences in tide patterns and fish catches from climate change have complicated his work. “We used to always go at 9am, then 1pm. It’s no longer that predictable,” Sarath told Al Jazeera. They have to gauge conditions […]

‘PSC appointed by Speaker irrelevant’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Rebel SLPP lawmaker and former Chairman of Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Prof. Charitha Herath, on Tuesday (11) declared that he would lead a thorough inquiry into the economic crisis, regardless of the probe announced by SJB

by Saman Indrajith The main Opposition, the SJB, yesterday said that the Attorney General had observed that the government’s attempt to reconvene dissolved local government bodies through a private member’s bill was unconstitutional. Addressing the media at the Opposition Leader’s Office in Colombo, Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella said that the […]

Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe during his official visit to Sri Lanka. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday (11) and focused on enhancing bilateral relations and working towards future economic and social goals that would benefit both countries’ populations. During the meeting, President Wickremesinghe […]

About 300,000 Lankans were scheduled to leave the country for overseas jobs this year with most of them choosing to work in Gulf countries, the Bureau of Foreign Employment (BFE) said on Monday. BFE Deputy General Manager Gamini Senarath Yapa told the media on Monday that more than 152,000 Lankan workers had left the country […]

The Human Rights Council on Monday adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Pakistan, Japan and Sri Lanka. With regard to Sri Lanka, the Vice-President of the Council said that out of the 294 recommendations received, 173 enjoyed the support of Sri Lanka, and 121 were noted. Speaking in the discussion on the Universal Periodic […]

At least 300,000 Sri Lankans will leave their crisis-hit country for overseas jobs this year, with most of them choosing to work in Gulf countries, the Bureau of Foreign Employment said on Monday.