Iranian emergency services rescued 21 Sri Lankan crew of a ship that capsized in heavy storms in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported Wednesday.

Sri Lanka may reach a deal with investors to restructure its USD 12 billion in defaulted global bonds by mid-May, strategists at Standard Chartered were quoted as saying by Bloomberg.

The Government of Sri Lanka says it hopes to continue discussions with the bondholders with a view to reaching common ground ahead of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board consideration of the second review of Sri Lanka s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program.

The final rites of the late Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, the founder and the President Emeritus of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka, will be performed with full state honours.

The 15 Sri Lankan fishermen, who were sentenced to 7-year rigorous imprisonment in Myanmar for violating the maritime boundaries, have been granted a general amnesty.

In a press release the Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced that it has launched a new e-visa system today (17). The new visa methodology, relevant fees, requirements to be met and the validity period in Sri Lanka have been published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2360/24, dated 27 November 2023. More details about […]

A new visa process and the online visa application portal of the Department of Immigration and Emigration are implemented today (17).

By Shamindra Ferdinando National Freedom Front (NFF) MP Gamini Waleboda yesterday (16) said that the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) should re-examine its stand on the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) without delay or face the consequences. Ratnapura District MP Waleboda, who contested the last parliamentary election on the SLPP ticket, alleged that the […]

WB: Sri Lanka needs ‘robust and credible structural reforms’ Poverty in Sri Lanka has increased over the past four years, from 11 percent in 2019 to 26 percent in 2024, and the country needs ‘robust and credible structural reforms,’ says the latest report released by the World Bank. The WB report, titled ‘Sri Lanka Development […]

The government of Sri Lanka has announced that it held restricted discussions over the past three weeks (the “Restricted Period”) with nine members of the steering committee who agreed to take part in the restricted discussions (the “Steering Committee”) of the Ad Hoc Group of Bondholders (the “Group”, and together with Sri Lanka, the “Parties”) of [...

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The government of India has lifted the export ban on onions for Sri Lanka, with export of up to 10000 MT permitted, the Indian HC announced here on Monday. The exemption for Sri Lanka reiterated India’s Neighbourhood First policy, adding to the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festivities here, the HC said.

Sri Lanka has released 38 Indian fishermen who had been arrested while poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters, a statement issued by New Delhi said. Indian authorities said that they were repatriated on April 3 and 16 in two batches – 19 each amidst the ongoing BJP attacks on Congress-DMK alliance over giving up Katchatheevu, […]

Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index for Manufacturing (PMI – Manufacturing) for March 2024 recorded the highest values recorded in three years, the latest data by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) shows. PMI – Manufacturing recorded an index value of 62.5 in March, compared to 56 in February. The CBSL said all sub-indices expanded […]