By Akitha Perera There were no queues for essential items because Sri Lanka had stopped repaying its debt and the queues would return once debt servicing resumed, chief opposition whip and Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) MP Lakshman Kiriella said. “We will start repaying our debt next year or thereafter. How will we manage then?” he […]

By Kamal Bogoda The Ranil Wickremesinghe administration would soon sign the controversial Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) and Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) Prof. Tissa Vitharana said on Tuesday addressing the party’s 88th anniversary. He said that these agreements were to be signed during the yahapalana administration. “If […]

By Eng. Thushara Dissanayake Climate change is no more a matter of controversy as there is a scientific consensus on the occurrence with predictions of horrible consequences. Further, it is no more a sheer environmental issue but ramifies into socio, economic and political spheres creating much chaos. Sri Lanka is one of the hotspots in […]

By Lynn Ockersz It is quite some time since the term ‘reconciliation’ came to be used frequently in public discussion in Sri Lanka. This has been particularly so since May 2009, when the Sri Lankan state’s war against the LTTE came to an end. It was widely believed that the time to ‘reconcile’ the communities […]

The approval for Sri Lanka’s 2.9 billion U.S. dollar bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was likely to be delayed, a minister said on Wednesday. Sri Lanka’sState Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe told journalists in Colombo the approval of the package by the IMF Board of Directors was likely to delay further.Semasinghe said Sri […]

By H.M. Samarakoon President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s solution to the economic crisis was taxing the people to penury, selling national assets and taking loans, General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Tilvin Silva said addressing a meeting at Haliela. Silva said that only a powerful people’s movement backed by a strong plan could rescue Sri […]

The National Shoora Council (NSC) has urged Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to submit the draft amendments to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) for the perusal of the Muslim civil society organisations including the NSC prior to Cabinet approval. The following is the full text of the letter addressed to Justice Minister Dr. […]

Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay on Thursday handed over 125 Mahindra SUVs to Sri Lanka s Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles for Sri Lanka Police.

Lanka Sathosa has slashed the prices of seven essential food items, in view of the upcoming Christmas season.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved power cuts of 02 hours and 20 minutes on December 23.

In an interview with The Hindu, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe stated that Sri Lanka is waiting for financing assurances from its bilateral creditors, including India and China, to tap support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has donated Rs. 5 million to the Defence Ministry towards the development of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

Sri Lanka s High Commissioner to Canada, Harsha Kumara Navaratne, has reiterated that the island nation stands for a healthy and sustainable planet.

The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered the 07 suspects who were recently apprehended by Sri Lanka Navy along with nearly 200 kilograms of Ice drugs (Crystal Methamphetamine) off the southern coast, to be remanded until January 03, 2023.

Deputy General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways, A.D.G. Seneviratne says that 08 special trains will be operated for the upcoming festive season.

Sri Lanka has requested India to start passenger ferry services between the two countries at an early date, as senior officials from the two sides held talks to enhance bilateral cooperation in the maritime sector in the Indian Ocean region.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry recently met with the Heads of Sri Lanka Missions and other related stakeholders for a focused promotional campaign on tourism.

On the directions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Government has decided to reorganize the existing conventional institutional set-up and newly establish the International Trade Office (ITO) to interconnect all the relevant institutions and synergize their work...